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• Acting started in childhood for him; was a part of Sai Paranjpe's group called Children's Theatre.
• Became a part of an organisation called Maharashtriya Kalopasak while in school.
• Was a part of the Progressive Dramatic Association during his college days.
• Founded the Grips Theatre in 1989; it is based on the theatre's Berlin model, with children's plays revolving around real life experiences.
• Received two German awards, Bundesverdienstkreuz (the Cross of Order of Merit) in 2001 and the Goethe Medal in 2004, for establishing Grips in India.
• Won the Padma Shri Award, India's fourth highest civilian honour, for his contribution to Arts in 1990.
• In 1991, founded the Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) at Pune.
• A psychiatrist by profession, he also serves as a professor of Psychiatry at his alma mater.