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{{Short description|Indian Dalit writer and activist (1922–2004)}}
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'''Mukta Sarvagod''' (1922–2004) was an Indian [[Dalit]] writer and social activist from [[Maharashtra]]. She is known for her [[autobiography]] in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], ''Mitleli Kawade'' ({{Translation|Closed Doors}}), which is considered a significant work in the field of Dalit literature.

== Biography ==
Mukta Sarvagod was born in 1922 in the [[Mahar]] community of Maharasthra. Her father worked in the railyways.{{sfn|Kannabiran|Swaminathan|2017|p=|pp=59-60}}

Sarvagod was a dedicated activist associated with the [[Ambedkarism|Ambedkarite movement]] who belonged to an earlier generation of Dalit activists.<ref name="Deo2023">{{cite journal |last=Deo |first=Tejaswini |year=2023 |title=Self-Reflexivity in Dalit Women's Life Narratives in Maharashtra |url=https://jcla.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/JCLA-45.3_Tejaswini-Deo.pdf |journal=Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=48–56}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=INDIAN HISTORY COLLECTIVE |url=https://indianhistorycollective.com/liberation-dalit-womens-narratives-ambedkar-phule-brahmanicalpatriarchy-castiesm/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=indianhistorycollective.com |archive-date=5 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105205742/https://indianhistorycollective.com/liberation-dalit-womens-narratives-ambedkar-phule-brahmanicalpatriarchy-castiesm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As a social worker, she was active in both urban areas like [[Mumbai]] and [[Pune]] and in rural parts of western Maharashtra,<ref name="Deo2023" /> and established 19 women's associations.<ref name="a518">{{cite book |last1=Arya |first1=Sunaina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVauDwAAQBAJ&dq=Mukta+Sarvagod&pg=PT90 |title=Dalit Feminist Theory: A Reader |last2=Rathore |first2=Aakash Singh |date=September 9, 2019 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-65148-5 |page= |access-date=June 30, 2025}}</ref> She also did community service at Baba Amte’s ashram in Anandvan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fight of the Suppressed for Equality- Feminism among Dalit Women {{!}} Legal Service India - Law Articles - Legal Resources |url=https://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-5653-fight-of-the-suppressed-for-equality-feminism-among-dalit-women.html |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=www.legalserviceindia.com}}</ref>

Her autobiography, ''Mitleli Kawade'', details the experiences of Dalit women, including the hardships and cruelty they faced.<ref>{{cite journal |date=November 2022 |title=Contribution of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in Women Empowerment |url=https://ijarasem.com/admin/img/45_Contribution.pdf |journal=International Journal of Advanced Research in Arts, Science, Engineering & Management |volume=9 |issue=6 |page=2 |archive-date=8 July 2025 |access-date=30 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708071640/https://ijarasem.com/admin/img/45_Contribution.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Babasaheb of the Bahujans: B R Ambedkar lives on |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/babasaheb-of-the-bahujans-ambedkar-lives-on-8309792/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111122641/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/babasaheb-of-the-bahujans-ambedkar-lives-on-8309792/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In her writing, Sarvagod explored the tensions between [[Gandhism|Gandhian]] and Ambedkarite political ideologies within the social work movements.<ref name="Deo2023" /> Her work is noted for its critique of internal community issues, such as superstition, alongside its protest against caste discrimination.<ref name="Deo2023" /><ref name="JanataWeekly">{{cite web |date=21 March 2021 |title=Ambedkar in Dalit Women's Literature and Lives |url=https://janataweekly.org/ambedkar-in-dalit-womens-literature-and-lives/ |access-date=30 June 2025 |website=Janata Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sengupta |first=Pradipta |date=2021-01-01 |title=Major Trends in Dalit Women's Autobiographies in India |url=https://doi.org/10.18485/knjiz.2021.11.11.2 |journal=Књиженство: часопис за студије књижевности, рода и културе |volume=11 |issue=11 |doi=10.18485/knjiz.2021.11.11.2 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

''Mitleli Kawade'' has been analyzed by scholars in the context of Dalit feminism and life writing, and it is included in academic studies of the genre, such as [[Sharmila Rege|Sharmila Rege's]] ''[[Writing Caste Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit Women's Testimonios|Writing Caste/Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit Women's Testimonios]]''.<ref name="Rege2014">{{cite book |last=Rege |first=Sharmila |url=https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/W/bo16939632.html |title=Writing Caste/Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit Women's Testimonios |publisher=Zubaan |year=2014 |isbn=978-9383074679 |page=33}}</ref>

== Works ==

* {{Cite book |last=Sarvagauda |first=Mukta |title=Mitleli Kavade |publisher=Chetashri Prakashan |year=1983 |location=Amalner |language=mr |trans-title=Closed Doors}}<ref name="l212">{{cite book |last1=Poitevin |first1=Guy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cHSvXRd7ZMwC |title=Indian Peasant Women Speak Up |last2=Rairkar |first2=Héma |date=1993 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-0-86311-264-5 |page=33 |access-date=June 30, 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Babytai Kamble]]
* [[Urmila Pawar]]
* [[Kumud Pawde]]

== References ==
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=== Books ===

* {{cite book |last1=Kannabiran |first1=Kalpana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qpguDwAAQBAJ |title=Re-Presenting Feminist Methodologies: Interdisciplinary Explorations |last2=Swaminathan |first2=Padmini |date=March 16, 2017 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-351-80037-2 |access-date=July 1, 2025}}
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