Dadu Raghu Sarode popularly known as Dadu Indurikar was a

Tamasha Tamasha () is a traditional form of Marathi theatre, often with singing and dancing, widely performed by local or travelling theatre groups within the state of Maharashtra, India."Tamasha", in James R. Brandon and Martin Banham (eds), ''The Cambr ...

person from the state of

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

, India. He was born in Induri in Pune district, and belonged to a family of tamasha artists and apprenticed his art under his grandfather, father and Mukund Lahiri all notable artists. He started his own phad - troupe after the death of his father. He popularised the vag "Gadhvacha lagna". It is considered that

Dada Kondke Krishna "Dada" Kondke (Marathi pronunciation: ̪aːd̪a koːɳɖke 8 August 1932 – 14 March 1998) was an Indian actor and film producer. He was one of the most renowned personalities in Marathi film industry, famous for his double entendre ...

imbibed the traditions of tamasha under Indurikar. He is said to have lived his senior years in financial distress.

Awards and achievements

Sangeet Natak Academy Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English language, English) is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India. It is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Culture (India) ...

award for tamasha.{{Cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M_oUAAAAIAAJ&dq=Dadu+Indurikar&pg=PA79, title=Language and Civilization Change in South Asia, last=Maloney, first=Clarence, date=1978-01-01, publisher=Brill Archive, isbn=9004057412, language=en * President's medal for role in fostering tamasha.

References

Folk artists from India Culture of Maharashtra Marathi theatre Artists from Maharashtra Indian male musical theatre actors 20th-century Indian male actors