 Notable works in Marathi in the latter half of 20th century include Khandekar's Yayati, which won him the Jnanpith Award.Also Vijay Tendulkar's plays in Marathi have earned him a reputation beyond Maharashtra.P.L.Deshpande(PuLa), Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar,
P.K.Atre & Prabodhankar Thackeray, were also known for their writings in Marathi in the field of drama, comedy and social commentary

In 1958 the term "Dalit literature" was used for the first time, when the first conference of "Maharashtra Dalit Sahitya Sangha" (Maharashtra Dalit Literature Society) was held at Mumbai, a movement inspired by 19th century social reformer, Jyotiba Phule and eminent dalit leader, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.