In 1999, he presented for different institutions 51 readings of the essay Tumhi Tithe Asayala Have (तुम्ही तिथे असायला हवे), which was a Marathi translation of Arundhati Roy's English essay titled Greater Common Good.

Matkari presented a number of stage shows involving presentations of stories in front of Marathi audiences in India, Maskat, and, in 1986, the US. Thus, in 1972, he established Sootradhar (सूत्रधार), an institution which has produced thus far 12 art house plays.īesides producing and directing plays for adults, Matkari notably established in 1962 Bal Natya Sanstha (बालनाट्यसंस्था), which has thus far produced 22 plays for children, most of them being one-act plays. Matkari notably promoted art house theatre. He also presented popular one man shows like 'Adbhutachya Rajyat (अद्भुताच्या राज्यात). Matkari acted in his own plays like Prem Kahani', Vinashakadun Vinashakade', 'Lokakatha 78', and Sate Lote. His play 'Lokakatha 78' (लोककथा ७८) was presented in Marathi and Hindi. The musical play Char Diwas Premache (चार दिवस प्रेमाचे) has been presented to the public more than 850 times, and its translated versions in Hindi and Gujarati have also been presented. Many of Matkari's novels have been adapted for the stage.

Ratnakar Matkari's book named 'Darkeness' was translated from marathi to English. Matkari wrote a few plays in Indian languages other than Marathi. His works include Gudha Katha (गूढकथा) -mysteries-for adults which maintain realism. Matkari's 98 works thus far include 33 plays, 8 collections of his one-act plays, 18 books of his short stories, 3 novels, a book of poems for children, and 14 plays and three collections of plays for children. He wrote the column Soneri Savalya (सोनेरी सावल्या) in Apale Mahanagar (आपले महानगर) for four years. Matkari worked as a columnist for newspapers and magazines in the 1970s. His play Pahuni (पाहुणी) was presented the next year at another venue. Matkari's first work, the one-act play Wedi Manase (वेडी माणसे), was presented in 1955 on All India Radio in Mumbai. He died on in Mumbai, having tested positive for COVID-19 the week before during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He was married to artist Pratibha Matkari. Since 1978, he devoted his time exclusively to writing & production/direction of movies and plays. After earning a degree in economics from Mumbai University in 1958, he worked at the Bank of India for the next twenty years. Matkari was born on 17 November 1938 in Mumbai.

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