Shanta GokhaleShanta Gokhale is a writer, translator, cultural critic and theatre historian. She writes in English and Marathi. She has published two novels in Marathi, Rita Welinkar (1992) and Tya Varshi (2005). Both won the Maharashtra State Award for the best nvel of the year. She has also translated several Marathi plays into English and written screenplays for a number of films and documentaries. Read More Read Less