Characters

Historical Characters Locate The archetypes

1. Sadashiv Govind Phalke(18 -1906) - father, Sanskrit scholar, teacher at Elphinstone College, Bombay Report of The Sanskrit Commission appointed by the Government of India, in terms of their Resolution No. F. 34-1/56-A-1, dated the 1st October, 1956 [1]

2. Dwarkabai Phalke (18 -1901)- mother

3. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (1870 - 1944)[2]

4. Shivram Govind Phalke -Phalke’s elder brother, secretary to Rameshchandra Dutt in Baroda state

5. Phalke’s elder sister

6. Kamala (18 -1900) – Phalke’s first wife

7. Kamala’s daughter- (1807-1900)

8. Saraswatibai (1689-1947)- Phalke’s second wife

Phalke’s children

9. Bhalchandra (1907-19)- worked in the rubber industry

10. Mahadev (1909-1920)

11. Mandakini(1912-19) [[3]]

12. Neelkanth (1914-1991) - Soldier

13. Prabhakar (1916-1994) - Soldier

14. Shrikrishna (1918-1938)

15. Malati (1923-19)

16. Suresh (1925-1974) - Actor

17. Deodutta (1926-19)- drop out

18. Shankar Vasudev Karandikar – Saraswatibai’s father, theatre person

19. Saraswatibai’s maternal grandfather- police officer

20. Anantrao Karandikar–Saraswatibai’s brother, theatre person

21. Bhaurao Kolhatkar- Saraswatibai’s uncle, famous actor and owner of the kirloskar music company

22. Bhalchandra, Phalke’s paternal uncle- Pharmacist and railway employee

23. U.R Athavale- Mandakini’s husband

24. Mr. Kipling- Ex-principal of Sir JJ School Of Arts, father of Rudyard Kipling - 1885

25. Pastonjee- painter, teacher of Sir JJ School Of Arts - 1885

26. Mr. Griffith- Principal of Sir JJ School Of Art - 1885

27. Mhatre- Sculptor at Sir JJ school of Art

28. Lady Hardinge- Patroness of art, Vicereine of India - 1885

29. Non-Hindu boy at Elphinstone College - 1885

30. Prof. Gujjar- principal of Kala Bhuvan, Baroda - 1886-1900

31. Sayrajrao Gaekwad III- king of Baroda - 1886-1896[4] [5]summary of paper on.. and critique of.. [6]bhatkhande, music conference in baroda 1916 [7] 32. Sir T. Madhavrao - Dewan and Regent of Baroda - 1886-1900

33. Raja Ravi Verma[[8]] (1848-1906)- painter -1848-1906 [9] [10]

34. Shankar Moro Ranade – dramatist and playwright tutor to Sayajirao’s children - 1886-1895

35. Rameshchandra Dutt…administrator and writer working for Sayaji Rao1 - 886-1900 Report of The Sanskrit Commission appointed by the Government of India, in terms of their Resolution No. F. 34-1/56-A-1, dated the 1st October, 1956 [11]

36. Sir Aurobindo Ghosh—private secretary to king of Baroda-teacher, administrator, nationalist, saint - 1886

37. Felici—Italian sculptor

38. Maulabux—Musician - 1885---1886

39. Madhvrao Patvardhan- Illusionist [12]

40. Judge P Walawalker - Lithograph expert - 1890

41. King of Panchmahal - composer, musician - 1890--1900

42. Lala Deendayal—Photographer[13]1896 - 1900 [14]

43. Herbert Spencer – Balloonist - 1900

44. Tribal bandits led by Bheema - 1896

45. Muslim neighbors at Godhra - 1896

46. Nicephore Niepce – Itinerant French magician – 1896 -1900

47. Dr. Ramakrishn Bhandarker[15] about h