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Annabhau Sathe’s novel ‘Fakira’: A powerful expression of class consciousness among Dalits

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Omprakash Kashyap July 18, 2020
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अन्नाभाऊ साठे का उपन्यास ‘फकीरा’ : दलितों में वर्ग चेतना का सशक्त उद्घोष

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Omprakash Kashyap

Born in a village of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, on 15 January, 1959, Om Prakash Kashyap is a truth-seeking author and thinker. Both while in government service and post retirement, he has published prolifically across genres – novels, short stories, children's literature, poetry, plays. Among his more than fifty titles are 'Periyar E.V. Ramasamy : Bharat ke Voltaire', 'Bharatiya Chintan ki Bahujan Parampara', 'Periyar Sanchayan', 'Samajwadi Andolan ki Prishtbhoomi', 'Samajwadi Andolan ke Vividh Aaayam', 'Parikathayen va Vigyan Lekhan', 'Bachpan aur Bal Sahitya ke Sarokar', 'Kalyan Rajya ka Swapn aur Manavadhikar ke Sawal', 'Farishte' (collection of short stories), 'Jaharbad' (novel), 'Pul kaha nahi hai' (collection of plays). He has been honoured by Hindi Academy, Delhi; Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan; and Santram BA Foundation, Shahjahanpur for his outstanding literary contributions.

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