Shankar Puntambekar


Shankar Punatambekar was a writer in Hindi language. He is known as a satirist. His literary output includes short stories, novels, one-act plays, based on satire and reviews.

Literary career

He brought a different kind of satirical novel in Hindi.Two of his popular novels include, Ek Mantri Swarglok Main and
Janha devta marte hai.
Puntambekar also wrote Vyangakosh in Hindi. The book includes 9500 words in Hindi with Puntambekar's own satirical meaning for each word.

Awards

Punatambekar was honored with awards such as 'Vyangyashree', 'Chakallas' and 'Muktibodh'.