Raghunath Vaman Dighe

Raghunath Vaman Dighe (Marathi: रघुनाथ वामन दिघे) (23 March 1896 - 4 July 1980) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote notable novels pertaining to rural life in Maharashtra.

Dighe started his professional career as a lawyer in Pune, but later moved to the nearby small town of Khopoli and switched to full-time writing.

Works[]

Novels[]

• Pankala (पाणकळा) (1939)
• Sarai (सराई) (1943)
• Poortata (पूर्तता) (1944)
• Nisargakanya Ranjai (निसर्गकन्या रानजाई) (1946)
• Ganlubdha Mruganayana (गानलुब्धा मृगनयना) (1947)
• Pad Re Panya (पड रे पाण्या) (1948)
• Aai Ahe Shetat (आई आहे शेतात)
• Kartiki (कार्तिकी)
• Sonaki (सोनकी)
• Ramya Ratri (रम्य रात्री)

A 1974 movie Kartiki (कार्तिकी) was made as based on the novel with the same name.

Dighe was a script writer of the movie Madhosh.

Play[]

• Majha Sabud (माझा सबुद)

Collection of poems[]

• Gatat Nachtat Dharatichi Lekare (गातात नाचतात धरतीची लेकरे)

References[]

https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1044&lpg=PA1044&dq=R+V+dighe&source=web&ots=OA-V-_WmYX&sig=NHg8hYwIemRv6ZuAh49--xwiBms