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Awarded the Maharashtra State Government Literary Award 2013.
Books and writing
Books, audio books, book chapters, newspaper columns and more than 600 articles by Prasad Namjoshi.
“Some stories prefer paper.”
Books
Pandepuran
A Marathi translation of Pandeymonium by ad guru Piyush Pandey.
Point of View
An analysis of female characters of international cinema.
Man Chahe Geet
A collection of short stories in Marathi.
Shubra Unhache Gav
A poetry collection.
Nabhovani Ani Doorachitravani
A Marathi textbook for students of the journalism faculty.
Audio books
Ya Sam Ha
An audio biography of P. L. Deshpande, the veteran Marathi writer. Published by Storytel, 2021.
Making of Classics I and II
Audio books telling stories about the making of classic cinema. Published by Storytel, 11 episodes, 2018.
Book chapters
- Patkathakar GaDiMa. A chapter in Ga. Di. Madgulkar, Mantarlele Chaitraban, published by Maharashtra Rajya Sahitya Sanskruti Mandal, Government of Maharashtra, 2020.
- Pulanchya Pravasvarnanaatil Akshay Navata. A chapter in Pu. La. Deshpande, Asa Asami, published by Maharashtra Rajya Sahitya Sanskruti Mandal, Government of Maharashtra, 2020.
- Bollywood Chitrapatanchi Kotichya Koti Uddane. A chapter in Sakal Yearbook, published by Sakal Papers Ltd, 2015.
Newspaper and magazine columns
Prasad Namjoshi has also published more than 600 articles, short stories and research articles in dailies, periodicals and Diwali special issues.
| Column | Kind of writing | Published in |
|---|---|---|
| Bond Girls are Forever | Non fiction, biographies of Bond girls | Saptahik Sakal |
| Chittarkatha | Non fiction, the making of cinema | Daily Punyanagari |
| Laghuttam Saadharan | Non fiction, history of short films | Daily Maharashtra Times |
| Ticha Cinema | Non fiction, female protagonists of international cinema | Daily Maharashtra Times |
| Nautanki | Fiction satire on theatre activity | Menaka magazine |
| Navtak | Fiction satire poetry | Menaka magazine |
| Thode Hasu Thode Sosu | Fiction satire on society | Menaka magazine |
| Anganapalikadche | Fiction satire on international cinema | Tarangan magazine |
| Champochi Goshta | Fiction series on the film industry | Daily Lokmat |
| Cut Away | Fiction satire on the film industry | Premier magazine |
| Junglewood | Fiction satire | Premier magazine |
| Blogam Blog | Fiction satire blog | www.fillambazi.com |
| Glorious 50 | Critical review of classic Marathi cinema | www.fillambazi.com |
| Zoom In | Non fiction, novel to cinema | Ityadi magazine |
| Point of View | Non fiction, female protagonists of international cinema | Daily Sakal |
| ShortCUT | Non fiction, classic short films | Daily Sakal |
| Filmology | Non fiction, classic films | Daily Sakal |
| Wide Angle | Non fiction, the economy of the media world | Arthamanthan biweekly |
From the books
Shortcut on YouTube
An educational channel on short film making for aspiring filmmakers.