Identify the plays originally written by Vijay Tendulkar from the following:
A) The Cyclist and His Fifth Woman
B) Scandal in Fairyland
C) The Vultures and Encounter in Umbugland
D) Sakharam Binder
E) Fire and the Rain
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is A, C and D only.

To identify the plays written by the legendary playwright Vijay Tendulkar, we can examine the given options:
• A) The Cyclist and His Fifth Woman: Both of these plays are well-known works written by Vijay Tendulkar.
• C) The Vultures and Encounter in Umbugland: These are English translations of two major plays by Tendulkar. The Vultures is the translation of his hard-hitting Marathi play Gidhade (1970), and Encounter in Umbugland is the translation of his political satire Dambadweepcha Mukabla (1968).
• D) Sakharam Binder: First performed in 1972, this is one of Vijay Tendulkar's most famous and intense plays, exploring human morality, power dynamics, and societal hypocrisy.

To verify the exclusion of other options:
• E) Fire and the Rain: This play (originally titled Agni Mattu Male) was written by the famous Kannada playwright Girish Karnad, not Vijay Tendulkar. Since statement E is incorrect, any option containing E is automatically ruled out.
• Therefore, the correct combination identifying Tendulkar's plays is A, C, and D.