Chetan Datar was a playwrighter based in India. His first play, Zulva (play), was based on Uttam Bandu Tupe's book

Zulwa Uttam Tupe (28 December 1932 – 26 April 2020) was a writer and poet from Pune, India. He wrote several hundred short stories and 16 novels. One of his books was made into a successful play (theatre), play, and another into a feature film. ...

which was written about the

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system. The play was well received and directed by Waman Kendre".

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