Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande

Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande
Born(1933-12-16)16 December 1933
Maharashtra, India
Died21 December 2023(2023-12-21) (aged 90)
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India
OccupationsScholar, folklorist, educator
Known forMarathi folk literature
AwardsPadma Shri (2023)

Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande (16 December 1933 – 21 December 2023) was an Indian scholar of folklore, folk culture, and literature from Maharashtra.[1] He was associated with the academic study and institutionalisation of folklore in higher education in Maharashtra. He received the Padma Shri in 2023 in the field of Literature and Education.[2]

Early life and education

Mande was born on 16 December 1933 in Maharashtra.[3] He completed his Ph.D. in 1967 with a focus on analytical studies of folklore.[4]

Academic career

He began his career in 1955 as a teacher at a government school in Pishor, Aurangabad district.[5] In 1961, he joined Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani. He later served as a Reader at Marathwada University for 17 years and retired as a senior professor in 1993.[6]

Research and contributions

Mande conducted field research on folklore and folk artists and documented folk songs, oral narratives, and performance traditions.[7] In 1973, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University included folklore at the postgraduate level; Mande contributed to syllabus preparation and authored prescribed textbooks for the subject.[8] He established the Loksahitya Research Centre and organised academic seminars in Maharashtra and Goa.[9]

Selected works

  • Gawgadya Baher
  • Ramkathechi Maukhik Parampara
  • Lokrangbhoomi
  • Mangani Thyanche Magte

Awards

  • Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 2022[10][11]
  • Padma Shri, 2023[12]

References

  1. ^ "Padma Shri awardee Mande passes away in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Padma Awards 2023". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Veteran folklorist Prabhakar Mande no more". Loksatta. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Academic work of Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande". Sakal. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Life and work of folklorist Prabhakar Mande". Loksatta. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Noted folklorist Prabhakar Mande honoured with Padma Shri". Sakal. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Documentation of Marathi folklore". Sakal. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Folklore studies at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University". Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Loksahitya Research Centre activities". Loksatta. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi awards" (PDF). Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi awards" (PDF). Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Padma Awards 2023". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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