Banafar Chandra’s works underline OBC Literature’s strengths

Through his novels “Zamin” and “Dhara”, he daringly opens up about southern Bihar’s society and struggles from the 1970s all the way to the second decade of the 21st century. His literature makes the villages and surroundings come alive while also asking questions

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Hareram Singh हरेराम सिंह

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In order for it to grow and mature, Bahujan literature in Hindistan needs to explore the Bahujan literatures of the rest of India. I would be so bold as to say that it needs to begin with Marathi. Bahujan scholars need to actively engage in this work. I would hope that Pune University and the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University* in Wardha would take the lead in hosting such exchanges

फारवर्ड विचार, मई 2014

हिंदी क्षेत्र के बहुजन साहित्य को आगे बढऩे और परिपक्व होने के लिए देश के अन्य हिस्सों के बहुजन साहित्य का अध्ययन करना होगा। मैं जोर देकर कहना चाहूंगा कि इसकी शुरुआत मराठी से होनी चाहिए

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