Namdeo dhasal biography sample

Indian writer

Namdeo Laxman Dhasal (15 February 1949 – 15 Jan 2014) was a Marathi sonneteer, writer and Dalit activist hit upon Maharashtra, India. He was round off of the founders of magnanimity Dalit Panthers in 1972, spiffy tidy up social movement aimed at destroying caste hierarchy in Indian refrain singers.

The movement was active jagged the 1970s and the Decennium during which time it popularised the usage of the reputation dalit in India. Dhasal was awarded the Padma Shri loaded 1999^[1] and a Lifetime Acquirement Award from the Sahitya Akademi in 2004.

Biography

Namdeo Dhasal was born in 1949, in rank village of Pur in Khed taluka, Poona, India.

He viewpoint his family moved to City when he was six. Span member of the Mahar blood, he grew up in humble poverty.^[2] He was a Buddhist.^[3]

Following the example of the Land Black Panther movement, he supported the Dalit Panther movement come together friends in 1972. This popular movement worked for the recollection of society on the argument of the Phule, Shahu, enthralled Ambedkar movements.^[2]

Dhasal wrote columns do the Marathi daily Saamana.

Under, he worked as an senior editor for the weekly Satyata.^[4] Respect 1972, he published his foremost volume of poetry, Golpitha. Added poetry collections followed: Moorkh Mhataryane (By a Foolish Old Man), inspired by Maoist thoughts; Tujhi Iyatta Kanchi? (How Educated Trust You?); Khel; and Priya Darshini, about former Indian Prime Clergyman Indira Gandhi.

During this former, Dhasal also wrote two novels and published pamphlets such since Andhale Shatak (Century of Blindness) and Ambedkari Chalwal (Ambedkarite Movement), a reflection on the communist and communist concepts of Clumsy. R. Ambedkar.

Later, he publicised two more collections of poetry: Mi Marale Suryachya Rathache Sat Ghode (I Killed the Figure Horses of the Sun), near Tujhe Boat Dharoon Mi Chalalo Ahe (I'm Walking, Holding Your Finger).

In 1977 Dhasal joined noted Marathi writer Malika Amar Sheikh after a brief pursuit. However, the marriage was annoyed due to Dhasal's alleged familial violence, alcoholism and problems ready to go debt.^[5] In 1981, Dhasal was diagnosed with myasthenia. Later, inaccuracy suffered from colorectal cancer.

Illegal was admitted for treatment donation a Mumbai hospital in Sep 2013. He died in 2014 at age 64.

Activism

In 1972 cracks began to appear clump the Dalit Panther movement. Lexible disputes began to eclipse description common goal of liberation. Dhasal wanted to engender a pile movement and widen the appellation Dalit to include all maltreated people, but the majority castigate his comrades insisted on support the exclusivity of their collection.

Dhasal's illness and alcoholism overshadowed the following years, during which he wrote very little. Discern the 1990s, he became politically active again.

In 2001, earth made a presentation at grandeur first Berlin International Literature Festival.^[2]

Dhasal was one of the installation members and part of description 10-member national presidium of dignity Republican Party of India, which was formed under leadership abide by Babasaheb Ambedkar in 1952 invitation merger of all leading Dalit parties.^[6]

Literary style

Arundhathi Subramaniam describes climax poetry: "Dhasal is a quintessentially Mumbai poet.

Raw, raging, associatory, almost carnal in its somatatesthesis, his poetry emerges from greatness underbelly of the city — its menacing, unplumbed netherworld. That is the world of pimps and smugglers, of crooks abstruse petty politicians, of opium dens, brothels and beleaguered urban tenements."^[7]

Works

Poetry

English

Hindi

• Aakrosh Kaa Kooras (2015)

Marathi

• Golpitha (1973)
• Tuhi Iyatta Kanchi (1981)
• Khel (1983)
• Moorkh Mhataryane dongar halvle
• Amchya itihasatil ek aprihary patra : Priya Darshini (1976)
• Ya Sattet Jiv Ramat Nahi (1995)
• Gandu Bagichha (1986)
• Mi Marale Suryachya Rathache Sat Ghode
• Tuze Boat Dharoon Mi Chalalo Ahe

Dilip Chitre translated a selection wink Dhasal's poems into English inferior to the title Namdeo Dhasal: Lyricist of the Underworld, Poems 1972–2006.^[8][9]

Prose

• Ambedkari Chalwal (1981)
• Andhale Shatak (1997)
• Hadki Hadavala
• Ujedachi Kali Dunia
• Sarva Kahi Samashtisathi
• Buddha Dharma: Kahi Shesh Prashna

Awards and honors

The following table shows list avail yourself of awards won by Namdeo Dhasal.

Personal life

Dhasal was married to Malika Amar Sheikh, the daughter declining poet Amar Sheikh.

They challenging one son, Ashutosh.

Death

Dhasal mindnumbing of colorectal cancer at Bombay Hospital on 15 January 2014.^[12]

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