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 Govender began his career as a writer with the play ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (1962) and went on to write more than 12 plays, a book of short stories, a novel and an autobiography.
-His play The Lahnee’s Pleasure was the longest-running theatre comedy in South Africa. His most celebrated play is ''[[The Lahnee’s Pleasure]]'' (first performed 1972 by [[TECON]], published 1977), while other works include ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (19**), ''[[Blossoms on the Bough]]'' (19**), ''[[The Dilemma of the Swami]]'' (1986) and one-man dramatizations of his short stories, performed  by [[Charles Pillai]] under the title ''[[At the Edge]]'' (1991) and ''[[1949]]'' (1996). The book was also shortlisted for the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
+His play ''[[The Lahnee’s Pleasure]]'' was the longest-running theatre comedy in South Africa. His most celebrated play is ''[[The Lahnee’s Pleasure]]'' (first performed 1972 by [[TECON]], published 1977), while other works include ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (19**), ''[[Blossoms on the Bough]]'' (19**), ''[[The Dilemma of the Swami]]'' (1986) and one-man dramatizations of his short stories, performed  by [[Charles Pillai]] under the title ''[[At the Edge]]'' (1991) and ''[[1949]]'' (1996). The book was also shortlisted for the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
 ''[[At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories]]'', for which he received the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Africa region, played at the Edinburgh Festival. He was then invited to stage the play at a festival in Toronto and in Glasgow and was invited to tour all the major cities in India, where it received standing ovations for every performance. The play won Vita nominations for Best SA Playwright and Best Actor.

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 Published works:
 . ''[[The Lahnee's Pleasure]]''. Johannesburg:  Ravan Press.  (Play)
 . ''[[Swami]]''. Cape Town: David Philips Publishers.
 . ''[[At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories]]''. Pretoria: MANX.
 . ''[[Song of the Atman]]''. Johannesburg:  Jacana Media.
 . ''In the Manure: Memoirs and Reflections''. Cape Town:  David Philips Publishers.
 . ''[[The Lahnee's Pleasure]]''. Johannesburg: Jacana Media.

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	In 2006, Song of the Atman, which is partially set in “old” Cato Manor, was published.		In 2006, Song of the Atman, which is partially set in “old” Cato Manor, was published.
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		+	Published works:
		+	1978. ''[[The Lahnee's Pleasure]]''. Johannesburg: Ravan Press. (Play)
		+	1986. ''[[Swami]]''. Cape Town: David Philips Publishers.
		+	1996. ''[[At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories]]''. Pretoria: MANX.
		+	2006. ''[[Song of the Atman]]''. Johannesburg: Jacana Media.
		+	2008. ''In the Manure: Memoirs and Reflections''. Cape Town: David Philips Publishers.
		+	2009. ''[[The Lahnee's Pleasure]]''. Johannesburg: Jacana Media.

	===Theatre management ===		===Theatre management ===

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Govender		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Govender
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		+	https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/ronnie-govender-sathiseelan-gurulingam-govender

	Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.		Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.

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 ===As playwright===
-Govender began his career as a writer with the play ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (1962) His most celebrated play is ''[[The Lahnee’s Pleasure]]'' (first performed 1972 by [[TECON]], published 1977), while other works include ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (19**), ''[[Blossoms on the Bough]]'' (19**), ''[[The Dilemma of the Swami]]'' (1986) and one-man dramatizations of his short stories, performed  by [[Charles Pillai]] under the title ''[[At the Edge]]'' (1991) and ''[[1949]]'' (1996). The book was also shortlisted for the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
+Govender began his career as a writer with the play ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (1962) and went on to write more than 12 plays, a book of short stories, a novel and an autobiography.
 ''[[At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories]]'', for which he received the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Africa region, played at the Edinburgh Festival. He was then invited to stage the play at a festival in Toronto and in Glasgow and was invited to tour all the major cities in India, where it received standing ovations for every performance. The play won Vita nominations for Best SA Playwright and Best Actor.

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	Tribute by his daughter, [[Pregs Govender]], published in ''[[Daily Maverick]]'', 14 May 2021 [https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/hamba-kahle-dad-pregs-govender-s-tribute-to-her-dad-ronnie/ar-BB1gJtVx?ocid=msedgntp].		Tribute by his daughter, [[Pregs Govender]], published in ''[[Daily Maverick]]'', 14 May 2021 [https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/hamba-kahle-dad-pregs-govender-s-tribute-to-her-dad-ronnie/ar-BB1gJtVx?ocid=msedgntp].
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		+	https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ronnie-govender-wanted-his-life-to-be-a-source-of-happiness/

	https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-04-30-renowned-activist-and-playwright-ronnie-govender-dies/		https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-04-30-renowned-activist-and-playwright-ronnie-govender-dies/

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 Among the awards he received over the years are the 1997 ''Commonwealth Writers' Prize'' the African section for best first book (for his short story collection ''At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories''); In 2000 Govender was awarded a medal by the English Academy of SA for his contribution to English literature; in 2007 ''[[Black Chin White Chin]]'' was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize; in 2008 he received the South African [[Order of Ikhamanga]] for his contribution to democracy and justice in South Africa through the genre of theatre; and in 2014 he received an honorary doctorate "for his contribution to literature and the arts in general as well as his contribution to democracy, peace and justice in South Africa through theatre" from the [[Durban University of Technology]].
-Govender passed away on 29 April 2021.
+Govender passed away on 29 April 2021. He was married to Kamalam Govender, had four children, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 ===Theatre management ===
-In 1964 he became a co-founder of the [[Shah Theatre Academy]]  in Durban, along with he, [[Muthal Naidoo]] and [[Bennie Bersee]] and and a founding member of  [[TECON]] in 1969. He was later vice-president of the Natal [[Congress of South African Writers]].
+In 1964 he became a co-founder of the [[Shah Theatre Academy]]  in Durban, along with he, [[Muthal Naidoo]] and [[Bennie Bersee]] and and a founding member of  the [[Theatre Council of Natal]] ([[TECON]]) in 1969. He was later vice-president of the Natal [[Congress of South African Writers]].
 In the 1970s he ran the [[Aquarius Restaurant]] in Reservoir Hills, which he also fitted up as a [[venue]] to stage his plays and that of fellow playwrights, making it one of the most popular entertainment venues of the time

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Govender began his career as a writer with the play ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (1962) and in 1964 he, [[Muthal Naidoo]] and [[Bennie Bersee]] co-founded the [[Shah Theatre Academy]]  in Durban.
+===As playwright===
-He is one of the founding members of [[Shah Theatre Academy]] in the early 1960s and [[TECON]] in 1969.
+Govender began his career as a writer with the play ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (1962) His most celebrated play is ''[[The Lahnee’s Pleasure]]'' (first performed 1972 by [[TECON]], published 1977), while other works include ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (19**), ''[[Blossoms on the Bough]]'' (19**), ''[[The Dilemma of the Swami]]'' (1986) and one-man dramatizations of his short stories, performed  by [[Charles Pillai]] under the title ''[[At the Edge]]'' (1991) and ''[[1949]]'' (1996). The book was also shortlisted for the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
-His most celebrated play is ''[[The Lahnee’s Pleasure]]'' (first performed 1972 by [[TECON]], published 1977), while other works include ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'' (19**), ''[[Blossoms on the Bough]]'' (19**), ''[[The Dilemma of the Swami]]'' (1986) and one-man dramatizations of his short stories, performed  by [[Charles Pillai]] under the title ''[[At the Edge]]'' (1991) and ''[[1949]]'' (1996).
+At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories, for which he received the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Africa region, played at the Edinburgh Festival. He was then invited to stage the play at a festival in Toronto and in Glasgow and was invited to tour all the major cities in India, where it received standing ovations for every performance. The play won Vita nominations for Best SA Playwright and Best Actor.
-In 2006, Song of the Atman, which is partially set in “old” Cato Manor, was published. The book was also shortlisted for the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
+In 1964 he became a co-founder of the [[Shah Theatre Academy]]  in Durban, along with he, [[Muthal Naidoo]] and [[Bennie Bersee]] and and a founding member of  [[TECON]] in 1969. He was later vice-president of the Natal [[Congress of South African Writers]].
-At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories, for which he received the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Africa region, played at the Edinburgh Festival. He was then invited to stage the play at a festival in Toronto and in Glasgow and was invited to tour all the major cities in India, where it received standing ovations for every performance. The play won Vita nominations for Best SA Playwright and Best Actor.
+In the 1970s he ran the [[Aquarius Restaurant]] in Reservoir Hills, which he also fitted up as a [[venue]] to stage his plays and that of fellow playwrights, making it one of the most popular entertainment venues of the time
 == Awards, etc ==