Born (1956-06-01) June 1, 1956 (age 67)
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

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

Bibliography

Notes and references

  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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