Dagdu Maruti Pawar
Dagdu Maruti Pawar (1935 - 1996) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote under the pen name Daya Pawar.
He made important contributions to Dalit literature, bringing out atrocities experienced by dalits --untouchables-- under the traditional Indian caste system[1][2][3][4].
Pawar wrote autobiographical novel Baluta (बलुता) (1978) as a narration by one Dagdu Pawar to a more literate Daya Pawar[5]. The novel recounted the "experiences of an untouchable who is struggling for a peaceful existence, but is mentally tormented and is incapable of retaliation in word and deed."[6] On its publication, the book made a powerful impact on Marathi-speaking society[7]. The book received critical acclaim, and was translated into Hindi.
Kondawada (कोंडवाडा) is the title of Pawar's poem collection.
He wrote the script of the movie Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Pawar received a Padma Shri from the government of India in 1990 for his contributions to Marathi literature.
References
- ^ Sahitya Vihar,Textbook of Marathi subject, of RTM university, Nagpur. In his introduction with reference to his poem
- ^ Granger, Edith; Kale, Tessa (2002). The Columbia Granger's index to poetry in anthologies. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 1741. ISBN 0-231-12448-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Anna Kurian (2006). Texts and Their Worlds I: Literatures of India - An Introduction. Lincoln, Neb: Foundation Books. ISBN 81-7596-300-X.
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- ^ Nelson, Emmanuel S.; Natarajan, Nalini (1996). Handbook of twentieth-century literatures of India. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. p. 373. ISBN 0-313-28778-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ S.S.R. (1987). "Baluten". Encyclopaedia of Indian literature. Vol. vol. 1. Sahitya Akademi. p. 357. ISBN 9788126018031.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Guru, Gopal (2004). "The language of dalitbahujan political discourse". In Mohanty, Manoranjan (ed.). Class, caste, gender. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. p. 266. ISBN 0-7619-9643-5.