, ▁Sam na ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁Ch andra ▁H ota ▁Sak sh ila ▁ ▁and ▁As ht av in ay ak . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁he ▁remained ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Mar ath i ▁film ▁industry ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁re per toire ▁of ▁ 2 5 0 0 ▁songs ▁in ▁ 3 0 0 ▁films . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁ 3 5 0 0 ▁po ems , ▁ 2 5 ▁stories ▁and ▁five ▁plays . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁background ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁at ▁Hal adi ▁village ▁District ▁Kol h ap ur ▁Mah ar as ht ra ), ▁K he bud kar ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁wrote ▁his ▁first ▁poem ▁following ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ired ▁by ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Radio . ▁ ▁Career ▁A ▁teacher ▁by ▁profession , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁K he bud kar ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁song writer ▁in ▁Mar ath i ▁cinema , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁noted ▁compos ers ▁like ▁Ram ▁K ad am ▁and ▁V asant ▁P aw ar ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁He ▁wrote ▁seven ▁songs ▁for ▁V . ▁Sh ant aram ' s ▁Mar ath i ▁hit ▁film ▁Pin j ra ▁( 1 9 7 2