Shridhar Tilve (born 1964) is one of the most important poets and critics of the post-cold war era of contemporary Marathi literature.
He has built up a cosmology of semiotics in its original context and contemporary world-view. He has coined the term 'Chouthi Navata' to the entire process of conversion of commodity to "semiodity". As per his argument, the world in which we exist is nothing but a world of "semiodity" & the man in this world is constantly nagged by semiodification the process created by Post Modern Era. According to him, in India, Post Industrial context is totally different from European & American context; so India needs new philosophy & sociology to explore the changes created by Post Industrial ethos.He has created his own Post Industrial Darshan to explore it & has initiated a movement of 'Chouthi Navata', which encompasses the Post Modern & Post Post Modern attitudes in Indian context. He has criticised on Post Modernism sponsored by Euro centric or Americocentric methodology, constructed by Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, Jean Baudrillard. According to him, these thinkers are irrelevant in India & their so called binary opposition has no position in Asiatic phenomenon.
He has attacked on eminent poets & critics like Dilip Chitre, Bhalchandra Nemade, Arun Kolatkar, Vilas Sarang vehemently and deconstructed contradictions in their critique in such a way that their contribution has become questionable. Then he was literally & literally out cast by established movements for 15 years. Fortunately new generation is taking him seriously, his meditation & construction of Indian ethos is becoming popular among them.
He has also criticized Karl Marx & initiated a movement to construct the new India in Post Industrial Era following Indian tradition & its deconstruction.
His collection of poems - Eka Bharatiya Vidyarthyache Udgar (92 poetry) and Ka Vee (2004 poetry)has been published by Popular Prakashan (Popular Publication) . In his Streevahini (2004 poetry) he has expressed different emotions of women is published by Shabdavel Prakashan. His Decathlon (2005 poetry) is also published by Shabdhavel Prakashan. First time in Marathi poetry the world of underworld has entered through his newly published poetry collection 'Channel under the world' (2009).
Well known as philosopher & Critic. The collection of essays on aesthetics of arts & philosophy of India has been published under title "TEEKAHARAN"('99 Criticisms) by Shabdhvel Prakashan. His another book on Indian aesthetic titled Margi Aani Deshi ( Global & Native) is going to be publish by Popular Prakashan in 2009. This book criticised the literary movement launched by Nativist & philosophy of Nativism & tries to establish the balance between global & native culture.
His full-length prose Aatmacharitratil Kalpanic Kshan – Touchy, Touchable and Untouchable is published by Shabdhavel. This novel is on one level accepting Jacques Lacan's contribution in psychoanalysis & yet deconstructs it in reference of untenability. Using Gautama Buddha's 'Darshan' & Lacan's psychoanalysis he creates parallel discourse in prose & poetry forms in such a way that reader feels the complexity & loose ends of philosophy in caste structure of India.
His forthcoming book Selected Works of Shridhar Tilve – a book edited with a preface by Saleel Wagh - is also in the press and expected to see the light of the day or night in this year.
He has attended and represented numerous scholarly seminars, symposia and study circles and delivered the lectures almost on every sphere of the life.He is publisher of Navniyatkalik (non-periodical) namely Sousthav from last several years from Mumbai.
AWARDS
Literary Awards: He has received a prestigious Keshavsut Award as a best young writer given by Govt. of Maharashtra in 1992-93 and also received Sahakarmaharshi Vangmay Puraskar as a young talent along with Vijay Tendulkar in 2005
Best talent in film & theater awards:
Zee Gaurav Puraskar (Award) 2009 for the best story writer for the film, 'Joshi ki Kamble'(Marathi movie)which is based on caste reservation system in India. He has also received prestigious Maharashtra Times Sanman (Award) popularly known as 'Mata Sanman' for the best story, screen play & dialogue for the same movie 'Joshi ki Kamble' in 2009.
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recently 3 books are published by navta prakashan 1.amerikeche adhaksha ale tevhachi gosht(story)2.decathlon(real)(poems)3 joshi ki kamble (story)