The Marathi theatre world is mourning the loss of Gangaram Gavankar, a veteran playwright best known for his celebrated play ‘Vastraharan’, which gave the Malvani language a distinct identity on the Marathi stage. His passing marks the end of an era for regional theatre and literature.

मालवणी भाषेला मराठी रंगभूमीवर वेगळी ओळख देणारे, ‘वस्त्रहरण’ या नाटकाचे लेखक ज्येष्ठ नाटककार गंगाराम गवाणकरजी यांच्या निधनाचे वृत्त अतिशय दुःखद आहे. 'वस्त्रहरण' सारख्या अजरामर कलाकृतीतून त्यांनी मालवणी बोलीभाषेला सातासमुद्रापार पोहोचवलं. तसेच ‘वस्त्रहरण’, ‘दोघी’, ‘वनरूम किचन’,… pic.twitter.com/0j3dFreOtv — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) October 28, 2025

Gavankar, affectionately called Gavankarji, was a pioneer in bringing rural dialects, particularly Malvani, into mainstream Marathi drama. His powerfu

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