Shakuntala Paranjpye in film, Duniya Na Mane (1937)

Shakuntalā Parānjpye (17 January 1906 – 3 May 2000) was an Indian writer, actress and a prominent social worker. She was a member of

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Legislative Council during 1958–64, and served as nominated member of,

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

(Upper House of Indian Parliament) during 1964–70. In 1991, she was awarded,

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

,the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in recognition of her pioneering work in the field of

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Biography

Shakuntala Paranjpye was the daughter of Sir R. P. Paranjpye, the first Indian to be

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at the

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, an educationist, and India's High Commissioner to

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during 1944–1947. Shakuntala studied for the

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. She graduated there in 1929. She received a Diploma in Education from

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the next year. Shakuntala worked in the 1930s with the

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. In the 1930s and 1940s, she also acted in some

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and

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movies. Shakuntala wrote many plays, sketches, and novels in

. Some of her work was in English. A Hindi children's movie, '' Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo'', which was based on a Marathi story by Shakuntala was released in 2003.yeh hai chakkad bakkad bumbe bo
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Personal life

Shakuntala was married for a short time to a Russian painter, Youra Sleptzoff. The couple's daughter,

Sai Paranjpye Sai or SAI may refer to: Companies * Science Applications Incorporated, original name of Leidos * ICAO designator for Shaheen Air, a Pakistani airline * Skandinavisk Aero Industri, a former Danish aeroplane manufacturer * Software Architects, Inc ...

, was born in 1938.Sai Paranjpye at ASHA
Soon after Sai's birth, she divorced Youra, and reared Sai in her own father's household. Sai Paranjpye is a noted Hindi movie director and screenwriter. She is known for her comedies and children's movies. In 1991, the Government of India awarded her the

title in recognition of her artistic talents and for her stories.Padma Bhushan Awardees
Shakuntala Pranjpye, 1991, Maharashtra, Social Work. Sai Paranjpye, Arts, Maharashtra, 2006.

Filmography

*''Ganga Maiyya'' (1955) *''

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'' (1947) *''Ramshastri'' (1944) *''Jawani Ka Rang'' (1941) *''Paisa'' (1941) *''Stree'' (1938) *''

Duniya Na Mane Duniya may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Duniya'' (1968 film), a Hindi romantic thriller * ''Duniya'' (1984 film), a Hindi film * ''Duniya'' (2007 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * ''Duniya'' (album), a 1997 album by Raageshwar ...

'' (1937) *''Jeevan Jyoti'' (1937) *''

Kunku ''Kunku'' (Marathi title) is a 1937 Marathi classic social drama film directed by V. Shantaram, and based on the novel, ''Na Patnari Goshta'' by Narayan Hari Apte, who also wrote film's screenplay. The film was simultaneously shot and relea ...

'' (1937) *''Sultana Chand Biwi'' (1937) *''Bahadur Beti'' (1935) *''Kali Waghan'' (1935) *''Typist Girl'' (1935) *''Bhakta Prahlad'' (1934) *''Bhedi Rajkumar'' (1934) *''Partha Kumar'' (1934) *'' Sairandhri'' (1933)

Authorship

*''Three years in Australia'', (English), Poona, 1951 * ''Sense and nonsense'', (English), New Delhi, Orient Longman, 197

* ''Kāhi Āmbat, Kāhi Goad'', (Marathi), Pune, Śrīvidyā Prakāshan, 1979. * ''Desh-Videshichyā Lok-Kathā'', (Marathi)

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