Ratnakar Ramkrushna Matkari (bor.

1938) is a Marathi writer, a movie and play producer/director, and a self-taught artist from Maharashtra, India.
Biography
Matkari's first work, the one-act play Wedi Manase ( ), was presented in 1955 on All India Radio in Mumbai. His play Pahuni (

) was presented the next year at

another venue.
Matkari worked as a columnist for newspapers and magazines in the 1970s. He wrote the column Soneri Savalya ( ) in Apale Mahanagar ( ) for four
years.
Matkari's 98 works thus far[1] [2] inc... See More
Description
Ratnakar Ramkrushna Matkari (Devanagari: ) (b. 1938) is a Marathi writer, a movie and play producer/director, and a self-taught artist from Maharashtra,
India.
Matkari was born on November 17, 1938 in Mumbai. After earning a degree in economics from Mumbai University in 1958, he worked at the Bank of India for the next twenty
years. Since 1978, he has devoted his time exclusively to writing and production/direction of movies and plays. He is married to artist Pratibha Matkari
Favorite Books
Dubhang ( )
Aranyak ()
Sate Lote ( )
Ashwamedh ( )
Brahmahatya ()
Prema Kahani ( )
"Lokakatha 78" ( )
Khol Khol Pani ( )
Jawai Majha Bhala ( )
Ghar Tighanche Hawe ( )
Char Diwas Premache ( )
Vinashakadun Vinashakade" ( )
Matkari's plays for children include:
Albatya Galbatya ( )
Nimma Shimma Rakshas ( )
Achat Gawachi Aphat Mavashi ( )
The musical play Char Diwas Premache ( ) has been presented to the public more than 850 times, and its translated versions in Hindi and Gujarati have also been
presented. His play "Lokakatha 78" ( ) was presented in Marathi and Hindi.