'Makarand Sathe', an architect by profession, has been writing plays, novels, articles, and film scripts in Marathi for the last two decades. His works have been performed at national and international festivals and won prestigious awards, including the Deenanath Mangeshkar award, the prestigious Natyadarpan award, Maharashtra Foundation award, and Kalagaurav award, among many others. He has written several novels in Marathi, of which 'The Man Who Tried to Remember' was translated into English by Shanta Gokhale. He is also the author of 'A Socio-Political History of Marathi Theatre: Thirty Nights' in three volumes.
