Upara

Upara
Author Laxman Mane
Cover artist Subhash Awchat
Language Marathi language
Subject Autobiography
Publisher Granthali
Publication date
 1980
Media type Print
ISBN 978-8126002313

Upara (a Marathi language word meaning outsider) is an autobiography written by Laxman Mane, a writer who lives in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is written in the Marathi language. It was first published in 1980.[1] It has been translated into English by A. K. Kamat and titled "Upara - An Outsider".[2] Arjuna Dangale sees it as a remarkable example of a "Dalit" autobiography.[3] It finds mention in Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature under the genre Autobiography (Marathi). [4] It has won the Sahitya Academy Award[5] for the year 1981.[6] According to Braj B. Kachru et al. it is a path breaking work in the domain of Marathi literature.[7] The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture (2012) considers it to be a "landmark publication".[8]

References

  1. ↑ Mohan Lal (1 January 2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Five (Sasay To Zorgot). Sahitya Akademi. p. 4434. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Vinoda Kumāra Śukla; Satti Khanna (1 January 2006). A Window Lived In A Wall. Sahitya Akademi. p. 63. ISBN 978-81-260-2172-7. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Arjuna Ḍāṅgaḷe (1992). Poisoned Bread: Translations from Modern Marathi Dalit Literature. Orient Blackswan. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-86311-254-6. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Amaresh Datta (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. Sahitya Akademi. p. 282. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Amar Nath Prasad (1 January 2007). Dalit Literatuer: A Critical Exploration. Sarup & Sons. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-81-7625-817-3. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Sāhitya Akademi (1988). Indian literature. Sähitya Akademi. p. 129. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  7. ↑ Braj B. Kachru; Yamuna Kachru; S. N. Sridhar (27 March 2008). Language in South Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-521-78141-1. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  8. ↑ Vasudha Dalmia; Rashmi Sadana (5 April 2012). The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture. Cambridge University Press. pp. 145–. ISBN 978-0-521-51625-9. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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