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Remembering Kiran Nagarkar: From Ravan and Eddie to Cuckold, a look at the writer's best works
Fp Staff •As the Indian literary world loses Kiran Nagarkar, one of it's leading writers, here is a look at some of his best works.
Nayantara Sahgal withdrawn invite controversy: President of Marathi literature festival's organising body resigns
•The president of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal, Shripad Joshi, resigned amid controversy over the withdrawal of a lit meet invitation to writer Nayantara Sahgal.
Kavita Mahajan, Sahitya Akademi award-winning Marathi novelist, passes away aged 51
Fp Staff •Kavita Mahajan received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2011 for her Marathi translation of Rajai, a collection of 17 short stories by Urdu writer Ismat Chugtai.
Giving voice to Dalit women's experiences: The power of Pradnya Daya Pawar's words
Yogeshmaitreya •In our ongoing series on the Dalit literature of Maharashtra, this week, we look at the works of Pradnya Daya Pawar | #FWeekend
Dalit literature in Maharashtra owes much to Arun Kale: What his verses revealed about caste
Yogeshmaitreya •In pour ongoing series on Dalit literature from Maharashtra, we examine the literary legacy of Arun Kale | #FWeekend
A theory for Dalit literature: The importance of Sharankumar Limbale's writings
Yogeshmaitreya •In this series on Dalit literature from Maharashtra, we look at the literary legacy of Sharankumar Limbale
Daya Pawar: How an icon of Dalit literature fought against the exile of caste, and won
Yogeshmaitreya •Daya Pawar authored the seminal Baluta, considered the first autobiography in Dalit literature
How Urmila Pawar broke the barriers of caste and patriarchy armed with only words
Yogeshmaitreya •In the fifth part of our series on the great writers of Dalit literature from Maharashtra, we look at the literary legacy of Urmila Pawar — feminist extraordinaire
Dalit literary icon Namdeo Dhasal passes away
Fp Archives •Namdeo Laxman Dhasal, Dalit poet and author, ideologue and founder of the Dalit Panthers Party, died in a hospital early Wednesday after a prolonged illness, an aide said.