A Marathi

Marathi people

The Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...

 litterateur and noted lyricist

Lyricist

A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...

 of Marathi cinema

Marathi cinema

Marathi cinema refers to films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest and pioneer film industry in India...

 "Jagdish Khebudkar" (जगदीश खेबुडकर).

Having written seven songs for V. Shantaram

V. Shantaram

V. Shantaram is a renowned Indian filmmaker, film producer and actor. He is most known for his films like Dr...

's Marathi film Pinjra

Pinjra (film)

Pinjra , is a Marathi film made in 1972. The film is directed by V. Shantaram. In 1973 this film was remade in Hindi.-Plot Summary:Pinjra is the tragic story of a school teacher and a dancer. The 'cage' here is a metaphor for life. The dancer dies as she falls for the teacher & is unable to save him...

, he was felicitated the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award, among others.

Some of Khebudkar's most memorable Marathi songs were written for the films Kunku Lavte Mahercha, Bijli, Don Baika Phajeeti Aika, Samna

Samna (film)

Samna is a 1974 Marathi language crime drama directed by Jabbar Patel. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Mohan Agashe - Maruti Kamble* Anant Audkar* Shivaji Bhosle* Sanjivani Bidkar - Mrs...

 and Manaacha Mujra.

Following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...

 in 1948, Khebudkar at the age of 16, wrote his first poem which was aired by the All India Radio

All India Radio

All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...

.

He died in a private hospital

Private hospital

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 in Kolhapur. The 77-year-old died of renal failure

Renal failure

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. He was undergoing dialysis

Dialysis

In medicine, dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure...

 for the renal ailment.

The legendary lyricist, also a teacher

Teacher

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by profession, breathed his last in Adhar Nursing Home.

Associated with the Marathi Film industry for 50 years, during which Khebudkar established a repertoire of 2,500 legendary songs.
He also wrote 3,500 poems, 25 stories and five plays among others.