Namdeo Kamble (Padma Shree) |
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Born | (1948-01-01) 1 January 1948 (age 74)
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Nationality | Indian |
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Occupation | writer, social worker, journalist and teacher |
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Namdeo Chandrabhan Kamble (born: Shirpur-Washim, January 1, 1948) is an Indian Marathi-language writer, social worker, journalist and teacher.[1] He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1995 for his novel Raghav Vel. He was awarded Padma Shri in the field of literature and education in 2021.[2][3]
Namdeo Kamble is an Ambedkarite Dalit activist from Maharashtra, India. He is a Marathi Buddhist. He has published twenty-one books, including eight novels, four collections of poems, two collections of short stories and two fine collections, as well as character and ideological texts.[4][5]
Awards
- Padma Shri Award - 2021
- Sahitya Akademi Award 1995 - For 'Raghav Vel'
- H. Na. Apte Award - for 'Raghav Vel'
- Ba. C. Mardhekar Award - for 'Raghav Vel'
- G. Tryan. Madkholkar Award - for 'Raghav Vel'
- Vi. S. Khandekar Award 1998 - For 'Un Saavi'
- Awards from various organizations - 'Raghav Veel', 'Un Savli', 'Sanjarang', 'Morache Paay', 'Krishnarpan'
- Sahitya Akademi of 2011-12 for 'Raghber Dinrat', Bengali translation of Raghav Vel - Published in 2009
- Maharashtra State award for 'Raghav Veel' (1994), 'Un Savli' (1996)
- Sant Gadge Baba Samarasata Award
- Mumbai, Social Solidarity Award, Mumbai
- Anna Bhau Sathe Award - Maha Rajya, Mumbai
- Samaj Bhushan Award, Nanded
- Jeevan Gaurav Award
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Aurangabad University
- Writers Residence Fellowship - Sahitya Akademi ( 2009)