Indian writer
Shankar Punatambekar (1923 – 2016) was a writer in Hindi language. He is known as a satirist. His literary output includes short stories, novels, one-act plays, based on satire and reviews.
Literary career.
He brought a different kind of satirical novel in Hindi.Two of his popular novels include, "Ek Mantri Swarglok Main" (translation:"a minister in heaven") and 
"Janha devta marte hai" (translation:"Where gods die").
Puntambekar also wrote "Vyangakosh" (dictionary of satire) in Hindi. The book includes 9500 words in Hindi with Puntambekar's own satirical meaning for each word.
Awards.
Punatambekar was honored with awards such as 'Vyangyashree', 'Chakallas' and 'Muktibodh'.
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