Vijay Tendulkar (1928 - 2008) is one of India’s finest contemporary playwrights. Written originally in Marathi in 1972, SAKHARAM BINDER was banned in 1974 because it was considered too violent and vulgar. Since then, it has been translated into many Indian languages and staged all over the world. Prominent artists such as Amrish Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sayaji Shinde, Nilu Phule, Sulbha Deshpande and Sonali Kulkarni have been associated with the play.
