Sharan kumar limbale biography
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Sharankumar Limbale (1956-) is an author, poet, Dalit-activist and literary critic. He is the author of 44 books in Marathi. Sharankumar Limbale is best known for his autobiographical novel Akkarmashi. The English translation of the autobiography is published by the OUP with the title The Outcaste (Translated by Santosh Bhoomkar). His critical work Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature (2004) is considered as a signal work on Dalit literature in India. No study on Dalit literature is complete without reference to this seminal book. His works are translated in Hindi, English, Malayalam, Tamil, Kananda, Punjabi, Gujarati and in many other Indian regional languages. He is almost a household name in India. Critics, students and scholars read his books and ideas with keen interest. Sharankumar Limbale is almost a mentor for many writers and critics from different regions of Ind
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AuthorSharankumar Limbale
Sharankumar Limbale is a Dalit author and poet. He writes in Marathi and has forty-four published works to his name. His books have been translated into several Indian languages. He is widely known for his autobiography, Akkarmashi (The Outcaste). His book Towards an Aesthetic of Dalit Literature is highly acclaimed in the academic world. He is the first Dalit writer to have received the Saraswati Samman, one of India’s highest awards for Indian literature. His work is taught at many universities.
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Sharankumar Limbale
Marathi writer
| Born | (1956-06-01) June 1, 1956 (age 68) |
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| Occupation | Writer, poet, literary critic |
| Language | Marathi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Dalit literature |
| Notable works | Akkarmashi (1984) Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature (2004) |
| Notable awards | Saraswati Samman |
| Spouse | Kusum |
Sharankumar Limbale (born June 1, 1956) is a Marathi language author, poet and literary critic. He has penned more than 40 books. His best known work is his autobiography Akkarmashi published in 1984. Akkarmashi has been translated to several other Indian languages and English. The English translation has been published by the Oxford University Press with the title The Outcaste.[1]
His critical work Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature (2004) is considered amongst the most important works on Dalit literature.[citation needed] It discusses how Dalit anubhava (experiences) should take precedence ov