Upara

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

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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