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Madhu Rye (Madhusudan Vallabhdas Thaker) was born on 1942 in Jamkhambhaliya, Gujarat, is an An indian male dramatist and playwright. Discover Madhu Rye's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Madhusudan Vallabhdas Thaker
Occupation Playwright novelist story writer
Age 82 years old
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Born 1942
Birthday 1942
Birthplace Jamkhambhaliya, Gujarat
Nationality Sudan

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Madhu Rye is a Gujarati playwright, novelist and story writer.

1942

Madhusudan Vallabhdas Thaker was born in 1942 in Jamkhambhaliya, Gujarat to Vallabhdas and Vijayaben.

He completed his primary and secondary education in Calcutta.

1958

He studied Intermediate Science at Scottish Church College in Calcutta from 1958 to 1960.

1960

Born in Gujarat and educated at Calcutta, he started writing in the 1960s and became known for his stories and plays.

His experience at the University of Hawaii introduced him to experimental writing and improvisations as writing aid, which later led to a movement against absurd theatre.

His short stories and plays became very popular in 1960s.

1963

He did his Bachelor of Arts from University of Calcutta in 1963.

He started out by translating the short stories of Gujarati writer Shivkumar Joshi, in Hindi, under the pen name Madhu Rye.

Rye was encouraged by Shivkumar Joshi and Chandrakant Bakshi to write his own short stories.

He taught for a brief period and worked in a machinery concern for few years.

He wrote his first short story for a contest under the pen name "Madhu Rye" and won second prize.

1964

Banshi Naamni Ek Chhokri (1964) was his first short story collection with experimental modern styles.

1966

Chehra (1966) is his experimental novel.

1967

He moved to Ahmedabad in 1967 and joined Navneetlal and Co. as a marketing writer.

1969

His play Koi Pan Ek Phool Nu Naam Bolo To (Tell Me the Name of a Flower) premiered in 1969, directed by Mrinalini Sarabhai and produced by Darpana Academy.

1970

He went to Honolulu, US in 1970 and studied stagecraft, especially playwriting and direction at the University of Hawaii for two semesters.

He also adapted three novels from his own plays; Kamini (1970) from Koi Pan Ek Phool Nu Naam Bolo To (1968), Sabha (1972) from Kumarni Agashi (1975), Saapbaji from Aapne Club ma Malya Hata.

1971

After returning in 1971, he founded Aakanth Sabarmati, a playwrights' workshop to preach minimalist style and the importance of improvisation in plays, against the prevalent absurd theatre.

1972

Roopkatha (1972) is a collection of twenty-eight stories in traditional as well as "harmonica" style.

His other work Kaalsarp (1972) has humour and imagination.

1973

Kimball Ravenswood (1973) is a story of a non-resident Indian searching for a bride in India, intertwined with mock astrology.

1974

He moved to the US in 1974 and has lived there since.

He chiefly wrote novels, short stories and plays.

His plays were successful and have been adapted into several languages and media.

He has adapted his novels into plays and some plays into novels.

In 1974, he married Suvarna Bhatt.

In 1974, he, along with his wife, moved to the US to study for a MA in continuing education with special emphasis on creative writing at the University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana.

He later separated from her.

1978

Rye settled in the US and started the Gujarati weekly in 1978.

He also edited Gujarat Times, published from New York City.

1987

Kalpataru (1987) is a futuristic mystery science fiction novel.

1989

The most notable is Kimball Ravenswood, which was loosely adapted into a Hindi TV series Mr. Yogi (1989), and a Hindi film, What's Your Rashee? (2009).

2005

Kautuk (2005) is his short story collection.

2011

He now lives in New Jersey, and has edited the Gujarati short story magazine Mamata since 2011.

Rye is an experimental and modernist writer.

He created the style of formless prose writing called "harmonica" for some of his short stories.

He chiefly wrote fiction and plays.

He adapted his novels into plays and vice versa.

His plays were adapted into several languages including Hindi, Marathi and English.