Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar
1872–1947Writer Novelist, historian, philosophical and political person
writer
Laxman Mane
b. 1949, writes in Marathi, writer, autobiographer
Laxman Bapu Mane is a Marathi writer and a social activist from Maharashtra, India. Mane came to sudden fame after publishing his autobiography Upara, in 1980. Upara was considered as a milestone in Marathi Dalit literature and received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981 and Padma Shri in 2009. He is a former member of Maharashtra’s legislative council.
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Awards
| 1981 | Sahitya Akademi Award for Upara |
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Also writing in Marathi
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