Patthe Bapurao

Patthe Bapurao (11 November 1868 – 22 December 1941) was a Marathi singer-poet in the Tamasha [musical theatre].He has a son Govind Shridhar Kulkarni and daughter-in-law Nalini Govind Kulkarni.^[1] He also composed several Vags, dramatic and humorous skits, which were also popular.^[2]

Biography

Born on 11 November 1868, (at Rethareharnax, Sangli, Maharashtra) ^[3] as Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni in a typical Maharashtrian Brahmin family, he married the Beautiful Laavani Dancer Pawala and became one of the most popular performers of the early 20th century. His wife, Pawala Bai was from Hivargao Pavsa in Sanganmener.

शासनाने प्रस्तावाला मंजुरी देण्याची मागणी.)^[4] In his memory, Patthe Bapurao Street is a name given to a street in Redlight area of South Mumbai (Falkland Road, Foras road near Alfred cinema). A movie has been made after him, and several streets are named for him in Mumbai and other Indian cities.^{[citation needed]} The name is also written Bapurav.^{[citation needed]}

He died on 22 December 1941.^[3]