Bal Kudtarkar is a famous radio personality from All India Radio, Mumbai. He was the Marathi voice that was most recognised on Mumbai Radio and was the voice enjoyed by millions from the 1940s through 1980s. His most famous radio creation was a show called "Punha Prapanch", a 15-minute radio show with three characters (Pant, Meena and Tekade) that covered local events and the toils of daily life, in a humorous way. The three characters were Pant (Bal Kudtarkar), Meena (late Neelam Prabhu) and Tekadde (late Prabhakar Joshi).
Recently on 4th February, 2020 he passed away in Mumbai. He was 99. He suffered chronic Respiratory illness. He was admitted in private hospital there he took his last breath.
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