Nakki Vaacha...

Trip Planner... California

California Trip Planner

Now it's long weekends and holiday time, planning trip, sightseeing ,enjoyment!!!


Check out the following links which will help you in San Diego and SFO trip.


Check out some cool videos that I took when I visited there.
Shamu Show-Sea World - San Diego
Sea Lion - Sea World - San Diego
Bellajio Fountain - Las Vegas
WaterWorld Universal Studios hollywood - LA

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Halloween LA 2009 snaps

This is world's largest youth event celebrated for Halloween in West hollywood, santa monica blvd.

Vindanchi Kavita...

कविता...

Wish you a very happy and prosperous Diwali...

माझ्या कविता...

Kahi tari vachnya sarkhe...

Mutter Paneer...

Mutter Paneer

Ingredients

Paneer 200 gms

Green peas frozen 2.5 bowl

2 medium sized onions fine chopped

2 tomatos fine chopped or tomato pulp 1 bowl

curry leaves,muster seeds, Jira

coriendair powder 2 sp

dry red chilli 2 pcs

1/2 spoon turmeric powder

1 spoon red chilli powder

Salt as per taste

1 spoon garam masala or curry masala (MDH/ EVEREST preferred brand)

5-6 spoons of vegitable/corn oil

Green coriander leaves for garnishing

1 spoon Ginger-garlic paste(I prefer fresh garlic and ginger crushed!)

Black Peeper seeds 4-5

Cardamom 2-3

Method: (Execution)

Get Paneer slice and put it in water and keep in Microwave for 4 mins to make it soft for cutting into smaller cubes

Cut the paneer small cubes consider the mutter size so it should not be much bigger :) It's not the paneer tikka masala!

Heat the pan on medium flame for 3 mins

Heat oil for 1 min and then add muster seeds, Jira, curry leaves, Hing, red dry chilli and stir well and add turmeric powder

Add onions,ginger,garlic(if you are using paste then add it after 1-2 mins), black peeper seeds into it and fry them untill they became golden

Add Tomatos into it and mix well. Add salt, red chilli powder, pinch of sugar,cardamom,coriendair powder, if available cashu nuts crushed mix all the items well and let it cook for 2-3 mins

Add the paneer cubes into it and let it cook for 5-6 mins

Add mutter into it and cook at medium flame for 15 mins

Depending on how much thick gravey you want you can pour water into it.

The dish is ready to serve with chopped green coriander leaves garnishing

You can add chopped onion rings too.

Sangeeta Shankar...

After long time found some time to update the blog and that too with wonderful artist.

In India violin is played sitting down on the floor, the neck of the instrument pointing to the ground resting firmly on the ankle with the base of violin resting against the chest. Traditionally fingering is based around the middle finger (which slides up), and the index finger (which slides down), and there is extensive use of the use of micro-tones and grace notes. Open tunings, such as DADA are commonly used in order to incorporate the drones which are such an important part of Indian music. The reception for the violin was on the whole cooler in the northern part of India, many considering the sound too thin for its Hindustani music compared to the sonorous Sarangi.

Sangeeta Shankar began her musical training at the tender age of four. Initiated and trained by her illustrious mother Dr. N. Rajam, she quickly mastered the intricacies of playing the violin and started performing concerts when she was only thirteen. Her career in music has been outstanding, the fruit of several years of long, arduous and dedicated training.

Here is one composition in Dadra

Mutter Paneer, Jeera Rice...

some snaps of my cooking on this weekend

Te Pan Ek Vay Aste... (ek marathi kavita)

Old Pune...

Few rare images of old pune...

Veg Pulav...

Veg Pulav/Masale Bhaat


Saahitya

5 janasathi

Basmati Rice 4 cups

Ek motha Kanda(big onion)

Don Tomato

Matar/Green Pease half bowl

Gajar/Carrot 1 mothe/big

Shimla mirch/Green Peeper 1

cooking oil, Garam masala, Muster Seeds, Jeera, Tej Patta, Lavang, Veldoda(cardimum), Kothimbir

Beans 2-3

Ginjer Garlic Paste 1 T spoon

Nimbu/ Lime Fruit 1

Potato 2 medium size

Kruti

Kanda/Onion ani Tomato ubhe chirun ghyavet.

Eka bhandyat cooking oil garam karun tya madhe phodni karavi nantar Onion ani Potato che kaap takavet ani thode cook karun nantar tomato takavet tya madhe Salt, Garam Masala, 1 TSpoon Sugar, Carrot, Shimla Mirch, Beans, etc mix karave ani 3/4 min cook karave. Kashu Nuts pan ethe vapru shakta.


Ya mixture madhe 4 chote cups Basmati Rice mix karava ani neat mix karave.

He mixture aata cooker madhe takun tyamdhe 8 cups Water mix karave

Pressure cooker asel tar 2 shitya karavyat(Electric Rice cooker asel tar khupch changle)

Tip: Cooker non stick nasel tar tyala pratham thode heat karun butter lavave.

Serve kartana kothimbir ani Limbu shakya zale tar dresicated coconut /ola naral kisun varun ghyava.


N'joy the Pulav with pickle or (aana's fav curd)!!!

Masala Tea... (by CA public demand)...

Masala Tea

Water

Tea Powder

Milk

Cardimum

Jinger

Black Peeper Powder or round Seeds

Action!!!!
For two cups(yes two is company and more than two is crowd!!!, realized perfectly now)


Take 3/4 cup of water

Put stove on MedHigh flame

Put 2-3 Cardimum

Put 3-4 cubes/pieces of Jinger

And 2 Spoons of Tea Powder

Once it is boiling then add 2-3 balls of Black Peeper

Heat it for 3-4 minutes

Add 1.25 cups of Milk into it

Heat it for another 5 mins take care as after adding milk it can boil and come out of your tea pot and will spoil burner!!! :)

Now it's time to add Sugar add 4 T Spoons of sugar

Heat it for another 2 mins

Tea is ready to serve!!!

Mala shalet jayche aahe...(good reading)

Bread cha Chivda... Bread Fry...

Just finished this recipe so wanted to share it immediately...

1. Medimu sized Sandwitch Breat pack.

2. Green Chilli -5

3. Onion -1 big

4. Muster Seeds, Jira seeds

5. Cooking Oli - 5 Tspn.

6. Turmeric powder (halad)

7. Salt (as per taste)

Bread che cubes kapun ghyavet.
Phodni karun tya madhe onion fry karun ghyava (brown hoi prayant) tya madhe halad, green chilli takavi ani bread che cubes takavet ani 3 min low flame var fry karave.
Bread bhandyala chiktu naye madhun non-stick bhande vaprave.


To add more taste use Lemon (fruit) drops while serving.


Enjoy!!!

Sunday special- Bharli Vangi...

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Born: July 27, 1952, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
Genres: World
Instrument: Mohan Vina, Guitar
Representative Albums: "Saltanah," "Tabula Rasa," "Saradamani"

Vishwa Mohan "V.M." Bhatt is one of India's most innovative musicians. The inventor of the Mohan Veena, a nineteen string modified archtop guitar with three melody strings, four drone strings and twelve sympathetic strings, Bhatt has created a sound that blends the western Hawaiian guitar with sitar, sarod and veena techniques. The first Indian musician to be awarded the "Musical Scientist award" in Banglore, India, Bhatt was praised by "Acoustic Guitar" magazine as "one of the greatest and mosty expressive slide players in the world". The "Edmonton Journal" referred to Bhatt as "an inspiration even to Western guitarists". A long time student of Ravi Shankar, Bhatt belongs to an elite group of musicians whose imeage traces back to Mughal emperor Akbar's court musician Tansen and his Hindu guru, Swarmi Haridas. In addition to six solo albums, Bhatt has recorded with Ry Cooder, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Taj Mahal and Arabian oudh player Simon Shaheen. Bhatt became the first Indian to collaborate with a Chinese musician when he toured with Erhu player Jei Bing Chen. Bhatt's collaboration with Ry Cooder, "A Meeting By The River" received a Grammy award in 1994. His collaboration with Bela Fleck and Jei Bing Chen, "Tabula Rosa", recorded in a Santa Barbara, California church in October 1994, was nominated for a Grammy. Tunes from "A Meeting By The River" and "Mumtaz Mahal", recorded with Taj Mahal, were featured on the soundtracks of films, "Two Days In The Valley" and the Oscar award-winning, "Dead Man Walking". Bhatt is a skilled composer. His composition, "Raga Ganga", was performed during celebration of India's fiftieth year of independance. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide

Some music sharing...
20 min concert Clip
Lori based in Raga Tilak Kamod in Deepchandi

Ustad Allah Rakha and Ravi Shankar - Explaning tabla taal

Check this rare and amazing video...

Kahi tari vachnya sarkhe...

Manjusha Kulkarni Patil

I first saw the live performance at pune and was speachless... The live concert is always more than just listening but to see how she keeps everyone involved in the concert.

Born in a family of music lovers in 1971, Manjusha Kulkarni Patil started learning music at the age of twelve from Chintubua Mhaiskar. She then underwent extensive training under D.V. Kanebua of the Agra and Gwalior gharanas. She is currently being guided by Narendra Kanekar from Mumbai, and Vikas Kashalkar in Pune.
Manjusha secured first position in the M.A (Music) examination and also received the Sangeet Visharad degree awarded by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Miraj. She is an 'A' grade artise for classical and semi-classical music on All India Radio.
She has performed at prestigious music festivals like the Sawai Gandharva Festival, and has also received several awards such as the Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar and Manik Verma Puraskar.

http://www.manjushapatil.com
and more videos from You Tube
And here goes the favourate clip which is public demand in every program and gets once more!!!

वसंतोत्सव - राहुल देशपांडे

पं. वसंतराव देशपांडे यांना आदरांजली वाहण्यासाठी त्यांचे नातू राहुल देशपांडे गेल्या वषीर्पासून वसंतोत्सव आयोजित करत आहेत. आज या महोत्सवाची पुण्यात सांगता होत आहे. या महोत्सवात राहुल देशपांडे यांचा पहिला राष्ट्रीय अल्बम प्रकाशित झाला. त्यानिमित्त त्यांच्याशी मारलेल्या गप्पा.
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* पुण्यात शास्त्रीय संगीताच्या मैफिली नव्या नाहीत. वसंतोत्सवाचे वेगळेपण काय?

माझ्या मते पुण्यातही पारंपरिक श्रोता कमी होत आहे. एकाच गायकाच्या मैफलीला चार-चार तास मांडीही न हलवता बसून राहणारा रसिक आता फारसा उरला नाही; त्या तोडीचे गायकही हाताच्या बोटावर मोजण्याएवढे आहेत. पण त्याचबरोबर तरुण मंडळींना शास्त्रीय संगीताबद्दल औत्सुक्य वाटते आहे, त्यांना गझल ऐकावी असे वाटते, सुफी संगीत त्यांना आवडते, भजनांमुळेही ही मंडळी हेलावतात. या ऑडियन्ससाठी काहीतरी वैविध्यपूर्ण आणि दजेर्दार देण्याचा प्रयत्न वसंतोत्सवातून आम्हाला करायचा आहे. म्हणूनच गेल्या वेळी पहिलेच वर्ष असतानाही विश्वसंगीत ही नवी संकल्पना घेऊन आम्ही पुणेकरांसमोर आलो होतो.

* यंदाही वसंतोत्सवात विश्वसंगीताचा समावेश आहेच; गेल्या वषीर्च्या प्रतिसादामुळेच तसा निर्णय घेतला का?

गेल्या वषीर् आम्हाला मिळालेला प्रतिसाद खरोखर आनंद आणि प्रेरणा देणारा होता. मागच्या वेळी ज्येष्ठ सुफी गायिका अबीदा परवीन यांचा कार्यक्रम होता. अनेकांना त्यांना ऐकता येणार म्हणून खूप आनंद झाला होता; तर कितीतरी जणांनी कोण ही अबीदा, असाही प्रश्ान् विचारला. पण सीझन तिकीटांमुळे चला जाऊन तर बघू, असे म्हणत तेही पुणेकर आले आणि नंतर कित्येकांनी आवर्जून कार्यक्रम आवडल्याचे सांगितले. विशेषत: सध्याच्या पॅकेजच्या जमान्यात तरुण रसिकांना एका महोत्सवात अशा विविध प्रकारचे परफार्मन्सेस जास्त आवडतात. या प्रयोगशीलतेमुळेच माझ्या वयाची पिढी शास्त्रीय संगीताकडे ओढली जाईल. कारण कार्यक्रमाचे स्वरूप काहीही असले तरी प्रत्यक्षात प्रत्येक परफॉर्मर शास्त्रीयच गात किंवा वाजवत असतो.

* मग तरुण पिढी पुन्हा शास्त्रीय संगीताकडे वळते आहे, असे वाटते का?

निश्चित. केवळ ऐकणारीच नाही; तर प्रत्यक्ष गाणे शिकण्याकडेही ओढा वाढला आहेच. आताच असे नाही, तर मला वाटते गेल्या काही वर्षांपासूनचे हे चित्र आहे. पं. भीमसेन जोशी, पं. कुमार गंधर्व, माझे आजोबा, मल्लिकार्जुन मन्सूर अशा अनेक दिग्गजांची एक पिढी होती. पण त्यानंतरच्या पिढीत मात्र त्या तोडीचे खूप गायक झाले नाहीत, असे वाटते. उस्ताद राशीद खान किंवा पं. अजय चक्रवतीर् अशी काही मोजकी मंडळी त्याला अपवाद आहेतच. पण त्यानंतरच्या आमच्या पिढीत मात्र पुन्हा गाणे शिकणाऱ्या मंडळींमध्ये वाढ झाली आहे. शौनक अभिषेकी, संजीव अभ्यंकर, कौशिकी चक्रवतीर् अशी अनेक नावे आता सांगता येतात. शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी आता साधनेही खूप आहेत. एकदा गुरूजवळ तुमचा पाया पक्का झाला की तुम्ही विविध गायकांचा सीडीवरून अभ्यास करू शकता. त्यामुळे तुमचे करिअर, इतर व्याप सांभाळूनही ते जमू शकतो. त्यामुळेही शिकणाऱ्यांची संख्या वाढते आहे. एवढेच नव्हे तर वसंतोत्सव पार पाडण्यासाठी आमच्यासोबत असणारे कार्यकतेर्ही १८ ते २५ या वयातीलच आहेत आणि ते केवळ संगीताच्या प्रेमापोटी एकत्र येत आहेत.

* पण शिकणाऱ्यांपैकी किती जण करिअर करू शकतात आणि ऐकणाऱ्यांपैकी किती जाणकार असतात?

गाणे शिकणाऱ्या प्रत्येक व्यक्तीने गवय्या व्हावे, अशी अपेक्षा कशी धरणार? ती क्षमता आणि जिद्द असलेली मुले या क्षेत्रात निश्चित पुढे येत आहेत. पण गाणे शिकणाऱ्या मंडळींमधून कानसेन तयार होतात, हीदेखील केवढी मोठी गोष्ट आहे. पुण्यात तसा रसिक वर्ग आहे, नवा तयार होत आहे. उद्या मी एखाद्या मैफिलीत चुकीचा स्वर लावला तर माझा कान धरणारा जाणकार येथे आहे, याची मला चांगली जाणीव आहे. तरुणांमध्येही गाणे समजून घेण्याची इच्छा खूप आहे. सोहोनी भटियार राग गायला, तर मला फोन करून विचारतात. यातला सोहोनी कळला, भटियार कोठे होता, ऑर्कुटवर स्क्रॅप पाठवून तरुण मंडळी अशा शंकांचे समाधान करून घेतात. १० वर्षांपूवीर् मैफिलीत केवळ म्हातारी मंडळी दिसायची, आता राज्यात कोठेही जात. तरुण वर्गाची संख्याच जास्त असते.

* वसंतोत्सवासाठी आणि वैयिक्तक करिअरमध्ये कोणती स्वप्ने तुम्ही सध्या बघताय?

वसंतोत्सवासाठी अनेक कल्पना डोक्यात आहेत; पण त्याबद्दल योग्य वेळीच बोललेले बरे. मला स्वत:ला गझल शिकायची आहे, गझलचा एखादा अल्बम काढायचा आहे, त्यासाठी अभ्यास सुरू आहे. शिवाय शास्त्रीय संगीतातही शिकण्यासारखे अजून खूप आहे. तो एक न संपणारा प्रवासच आहे. त्यामुळे आणखी बरेच काही साध्य करायचे आहे, ते रसिकांपर्यंत पोहचवायचे आहे.

* तुमच्या नव्या अल्बमबद्दल काही सांगाल का?

राष्ट्रीय पातळीवर हा माझा पहिलाच अल्बम आहे. सारेगामा इं. लि.(पूवीर्ची एचएमव्ही) ने काढलेल्या 'इन्ट्रोड्युसिंग' या अल्बमचे प्रकाशन वसंतोत्सवातच नाना पाटेकर यांच्याहस्ते झाले. आजोबांनी एचएमव्हीसाठी गायलेले मारवा, राज कल्याण आणि परज हे रागच मी त्यात त्यांना आदरांजली वाहण्यासाठी गायले आहेत.

सौ: म. टा.

Strotra...

1.Bhimrupi-Maruti strotra...

2.Atharvashirsha - Ganapati strotra...

स्वातंत्र्यवीर सावरकर...

हे हिंदुशक्ति-संभूत-दीप्तितम-तेजा
हे हिंदुतपस्या-पूत ईश्वरी ओजा
हे हिंदुश्री-सौभाग्य-भूतीच्या साजा
हे हिंदु-नृसिंहा प्रभो शिवाजीराजा

करि हिंदुराष्ट्र हें तूतें, वंदना
करि अंतःकरणज तुज, अभि-नंदना
तव चरणिं भक्तिच्या चर्ची, चंदना
गूढाशा पुरवीं त्या न कथूं शकतों ज्या
हे हिंदु-नृसिंहा प्रभो शिवाजीराजा

जी शुद्धि हृदाची रामदास शिर डुलवी
जी बुद्धि पांच शाह्यांस शत्रुच्या झुलवी
जी युक्ति कूटनीतींत खलांसी बुडवी
जी शक्ति बलोन्मत्तास पदतलीं तुडवी
ती शुद्ध हेतुची कर्मी, राहुं दे
ती बुद्धि भाबडया जीवां, लाहुं दे
ती शक्ति शोणितामाजीं, वाहुं दे
दे मंत्र पुन्हा तो, दिले समर्थे तुज ज्या
हे हिंदु-नृसिंहा प्रभो शिवाजीराजा

वपूर्झा...

एकदा केव्हातरी शांतपणे बसावं आणि वयानुसार आपण काय काय गोष्टी सोडल्या ह्याचा आढावा मग लक्षात येतं, की आपण गाभुळलेली चिंच बरयाच वर्षात खाल्ली नाही, जत्रेत मिळणारी पत्र्याची शिट्टी वाजवलेली नाही. चटक्याच्या बिया घासुन चटके द्यावेत असं आता वाटत नाही, कारण परीस्थितीचे चटके सोसतानाच पुरेवाट झालेली असते. कॅलिडोस्कोप बघितलेला नाही. सर्कशितला जोकर आता आपलं मन रिझवु शकत नाही. तसंच कापसाची म्हातारी पण पकडण्याचा चार्मही आता राहीलेला नाही. कापसाच्या त्या म्हातारीने उडता उडता आपला “बाळपणीचा काळ सुखाचा ” स्वत: बरोबर कधी नेला ते कळलंच नाही. त्या ऊडणारया म्हातारीने सर्व आनंद नेले. त्याच्या बदल्यात तिच वार्धक्य तिने आपल्याला दिलं. म्हणुन ती अजुनही ऊडु शकते. आपण जमिनीवरच आहोत.

Tabala...

Tabalaby public demand!!!
Kahi taal practice sathi det aahe loop madhe takavet.

vilambitteental

Drutteental

Rupak

A lady singer performed at the age of 94 years...

Dr Gangubai Hangal

Her first live programme in All India Radio was in Mumbai in the year 1933.

At the age of 94 years, she sung in a concert organized by Academy Performing Arts of Belgaum on 12th March, 2006

Dr Gangubai Hangal was born in the family of musicians on 5th March 1913 at Dharwad. Her mother Smt Ambabai was a renowned carnatic singer and father Sri Chikkurao Nadiger of Ranebennur was an agriculturist.


Dr Gangubai was Initiated into music by her mother. She learnt music under the guidance of Sri Krishnamacharya Hulgur and later under Sri Sawai Gandharv alias Sri Rambhau Kundgolkar a disciple of late Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, the main architect of kirana gharana school of music.


Awards & mementos

Padmavibhushan by Government of India presented by President of India Sri.K.R.Narayanan at Ashoka Hall, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi in the year 2002

Padmabhushan by Government of India Presented by President of India Sri V.V. Girei at Ashoka Hall, Rashrapati Bhavan New Delhi in the year 1971.

Karnataka Sangeet Nritya Academy Award by Government of Karnataka, presented by Chief Minister Sri Veerendra Patil at Bangalore in the year 1962.

Central Sangeet Natak Academy award presented by Sri P.L. Deshpande, Renowned marathi Writer at New Delhi in the year 1973.

50 years of All India Radio Broadcasting in India 1927-77 Award conferred by Prime Minister of India Sri Morarji Desai at Bombay.

Receipeent of Tansen Award by Government of Madhya Pradesh, presented by Chief Minister Sri Arjun Singh at Gwalior.

Roohe Ghazal Begum Akhtar Award in memory of Ghazal Queen Begum Akhtar by Rajamata Smt Vijaya Raje Sindhia in the year 1987.

Bhuwalka Award by Sri Jyothi Basu Chief Minister of West Bengal in the year 1990.

Hafizalikhan Award by Hafizalikhan Memorial Society, New Delhi.

Kanak Purandar Award by Government of Karnataka by Chief Minister Sri Veerappa Moily at Hubli in the year 1992.

ITC Sangeet Academy Award by ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Calcutta in the year 1992.

Dinanath Mangeshkar award by Dinanath Mangeshkar Prathisthan presented by Ms lata mangeshkar in memory of her father at Nagpur in the year 1998.

Aditya Vikaram Birla Kalahikhar Puraskar by Vilasrao Deshmukh Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Sri Shivkumar Sharma at Mumbai in the year 2005.

Indian Music award by Shri A.P.J Abdul Kalam President of India at Mumbai in the year 2006 and many more awards

Some Links


more info

Concert

Raaga Kalavati

Raaga Hindolfollow this link and click more from this folder to get more clips

Rangoli...

Remember Rangoli, hindi songs program on DD when there was hardly any cable network and music channels were introduced? The sunday morning with cup of tea and Rangoli, soothing music and last 15 minutes for newly released picture's songs.
just refreshing the memories with some songs, hope you will enjoy!

Hawa mein Udta

Hum aap Ki

sun Sun Zaalima

Ankho hi ankho main

Jane kahan merea

Hawa Hawa-Hasan Jahangir

Some snaps from my camera...

These are some snaps from my camera @London airport...

Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki जितेंद्र अभिषेकी

Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, a legend in the marathi classical world. Jitendra Abhisheki learnt vocal music from Pandit Jagannathbua Purohit and Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan of Agra Gharana and Shri Gulubhai Jasdanwala of the Jaipur Gharana. He developed distinct style of singing Khayal. He is also well known for his rendering of Marathi Natyasangeet (songs from Marathi musical plays) and devotional songs.

Born September 21, 1929

Died November 7, 1998 (aged 69)

See more at:

wikipedia

jitendraabhisheki.com/

Performance at Savai 1992(his son on Tanpura)

One of my fav. selection

Marathi Kavita - Mangesh Padgaonkar...

Today's post is dedicated to Mangesh Padgaonkar Mangesh Keshav Padgaonkar, Marathi poet, was born on March 10, 1929 in Vengurla, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra. A Master of Arts in Marathi and Sanskrit from the University of Bombay, he was an Editor with the U.S. Information Service in Mumbai. Although better known as a poet, he is an accomplished essayist. He is the recipient of several awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980, the M.P. Literary Conference Award in 1956 and the Maharashtra State Award in 1953 and 1955. Mangesh Padgaonkar combines his romanticism with "an idealistic fibre of Gandhian colour." In his later works "his images, especially of the beauty of nature, came to have a firmer contour." This later poetry developed "new shoots, and impressive ones -- the satirical being one of them. But at the core, he is an unblushing romantic; his description of his alter ego as a gypsy is appropriate." These comments are quoted from the work, A history of Marathi literature by Kusumawati Deshpande and M.V. Rajadhyaksha (New Delhi : Sahitya Akademi, 1988). He has forty publications to his credit. The Library of Congress has acquired thirty-one of his publications. Dharanrtya (1950), Jipsi (1994), Kavyadarsana (1962), Sarmishtha (1960), Utsava (1962), Vatratika(1999), Mira (1995), Vidushaka (1999), Salama (1987), Gajhala (1981), Bhatake pakshi (1984), Tujhe gita ganyasathi (1989), Bolagani (1990), Nava divasa (1993), Udasabodha (1996), Triveni (1995), Kabira (1997), Moru (1999), Suradasa (1999), Kavita manasancya, manasasathi (1999), Radha (2000) and Sutti eke sutti (1993)