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'''Sharankumar Limbale''' (born June 1, 1956)<ref name="criterion">{{cite journal |last=Bolleddu |first=Siva Nagaiah  |url=http://www.the-criterion.com/V2/n1/Siva.pdf |title=An Interview with Sharan Kumar Limbale |publisher=The Criterion |issn=0976-8165 |volume=III |issue=I}}</ref> is a [[Marathi language]] author, poet and literary critic. He has penned more than 40 books, but is best known for his autobiography ''[[Akkarmashi]]''. ''Akkarmashi'' is translated in several other Indian languages and in English. The English translation is published by the [[Oxford University Press]] with the title ''The Outcaste''.<ref name="OUP">{{cite web |url=http://www.oup.co.in/isbn/9780195694062 |title=The Outcaste ''Akkarmashi'' |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2007 |accessdate=2012-10-26}}</ref>  His critical work ''Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature'' (2004) is considered amongst the most important works on [[Dalit literature]].<ref name="criterion"/>
'''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''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Limbale |first1=Sharankumar |title=The Outcaste |publisher=OUP |isbn=0195665481 |language=English| date=2003}}</ref>


== Awards and Honours ==
His critical work ''Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature'' (2004) is considered amongst the most important works on [[Dalit literature]].{{cn|date=July 2022}} It discusses how Dalit ''anubhava'' (experiences) should take precedence over ''anuman'' (speculation).
* [[Saraswati Samman]], 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Novelist Sharankumar Limbale selected for Saraswati Samman ’20 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/novelist-sharankumar-limbale-selected-for-saraswati-samman-20-101617150004198.html |website=hindustantimes.com |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>


==Life==
Sharankumar Limbale was born on 1 June 1956 at Hennur village of Solapur district, in [[Maharashtra]]. He completed his MA in [[Marathi Language]] from Shivaji University, [[Kolhapur]]. After completing his MA, he did his Ph.D. on "Marathi Dalit Literature and American Black Literature – A Comparative Study".
Limabale joined as an Assistant Editor in the Publications Department of Yashwantrao Chavan University of Maharashtra Open University, Nashik; later he retired as Professor and Director of this University.<ref>{{cite news |title=Novelist Sharankumar Limbale selected for Saraswati Samman '20 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/novelist-sharankumar-limbale-selected-for-saraswati-samman-20-101617150004198.html |access-date=11 September 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=31 March 2021 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821092012/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/novelist-sharankumar-limbale-selected-for-saraswati-samman-20-101617150004198.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Awards and honours ==
* [[Saraswati Samman]], 2020<ref>{{cite news |title=Novelist Sharankumar Limbale selected for Saraswati Samman '20 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/novelist-sharankumar-limbale-selected-for-saraswati-samman-20-101617150004198.html |access-date=11 September 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=31 March 2021 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821092012/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/novelist-sharankumar-limbale-selected-for-saraswati-samman-20-101617150004198.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Bibliography==
* '''Akkarmashi''' (English translation: The Outcaste), 1984 -- His autobiography which was published when he was 25 years old. It is a critically acclaimed work considered a landmark in Dalit literature. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Sahasrabuddhe |first1=Vinay |title=Against 'award wapsi': What Marathi Dalit writer Sharankumar Limbale's acceptance of a prestigious literary prize says |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/award-wapsi-dalit-marathi-litterateur-writer-sharankumar-limbale-saraswati-samman-7383391/ |website=Indian Express |access-date=4 March 2023 |date=1 July 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304085337/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/award-wapsi-dalit-marathi-litterateur-writer-sharankumar-limbale-saraswati-samman-7383391/ }}</ref>
* Udrek
* Uplya
* O
* Gavkusabaheril katha
* Jhund
* Dangal
* Dalit Aatmakatha - Ek Akalan
* Dalit Brahman
* Dalit Panther
* Dalit Premkavita (literally meaning "Dalit Love Poems")
* Dalit Brahman
* Dalit Sahitya Aani Soundarya (literally meaning "Dalit Literature and Beauty")
* Dalit Sahityache Soundaryashastra (literally meaning "The Aesthetics of Dalit Literature")
* Punha Akkarmashi
* '''Pradnyasurya'''-- Biography of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
* Bahujan


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Writers from Maharashtra]]
 


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Born (1956-06-01) June 1, 1956 (age 70)
OccupationWriter, poet, literary critic
LanguageMarathi
NationalityIndian
GenreDalit literature
Notable works
Akkarmashi (1984) Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature (2004)
Notable awardsSaraswati Samman
SpouseKusum

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 over anuman (speculation).

Life[edit | edit source]

Sharankumar Limbale was born on 1 June 1956 at Hennur village of Solapur district, in Maharashtra. He completed his MA in Marathi Language from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. After completing his MA, he did his Ph.D. on "Marathi Dalit Literature and American Black Literature – A Comparative Study".

Limabale joined as an Assistant Editor in the Publications Department of Yashwantrao Chavan University of Maharashtra Open University, Nashik; later he retired as Professor and Director of this University.[2]

Awards and honours[edit | edit source]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Akkarmashi (English translation: The Outcaste), 1984 -- His autobiography which was published when he was 25 years old. It is a critically acclaimed work considered a landmark in Dalit literature. [4]
  • Udrek
  • Uplya
  • O
  • Gavkusabaheril katha
  • Jhund
  • Dangal
  • Dalit Aatmakatha - Ek Akalan
  • Dalit Brahman
  • Dalit Panther
  • Dalit Premkavita (literally meaning "Dalit Love Poems")
  • Dalit Brahman
  • Dalit Sahitya Aani Soundarya (literally meaning "Dalit Literature and Beauty")
  • Dalit Sahityache Soundaryashastra (literally meaning "The Aesthetics of Dalit Literature")
  • Punha Akkarmashi
  • Pradnyasurya-- Biography of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
  • Bahujan

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Limbale, Sharankumar (2003). The Outcaste. OUP. ISBN 0195665481.
  2. ↑ "Novelist Sharankumar Limbale selected for Saraswati Samman '20". Hindustan Times. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Novelist Sharankumar Limbale selected for Saraswati Samman '20". Hindustan Times. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Sahasrabuddhe, Vinay (1 July 2021). "Against 'award wapsi': What Marathi Dalit writer Sharankumar Limbale's acceptance of a prestigious literary prize says". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

Interview with Jaydeep Sarangi, JSL, 2012/13 (Autumn), JNU, New Delhi.


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