Malika Amar Sheikh or Malika Namdeo Dhasal (born 16 February 1957) is a Marathi writer and political activist from Maharashtra, India.[1] She is the president of the Dalit Panthers party.

Biography

Malika Amar Sheikh was born on 16 February 1957 to Shahir Amar Sheikh.[2] She married Dalit poet, and co-founder of the Dalit Panthers, Namdev Dhasal.[3][4] After the death of her husband, she was elected the president of the party[5] and led it during Maharashtra civic bodies elections in 2017.[6]

Books

Anthologies

References

  1. ^ "Poetry International Web - Malika Amar Sheikh". India.poetryinternationalweb.org. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  2. ^ "परखड आणि स्पष्टवक्ती मल्लिका". Marathi.Divya. 2013-05-24. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  3. ^ "The Norman Cutler Conference on South Asian Literature". cosal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  4. ^ Rakshit Sonawane (11 September 2007). "Dhasal's times of irony and anger". The Indian Express.
  5. ^ "Interview: Malika Amar Shaikh". Hindustan Times. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  6. ^ "The Heart is a Lonely Woman - Life of Malika Amar Sheikh". indianexpress.com. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  7. ^ "I Want to Destroy Myself: Review". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  8. ^ "tribuneindia...Book Reviews". Tribuneindia.com. 1999-11-07. Retrieved 2012-04-24.


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