Anand Yadav

Anand RatanYadav (Marathi: आनंद रतन यादव) is an Famous Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Best known for his autobiography "Zombi"(झोंबी).

He was born on November 30, 1935 in the village Kagal near Kolhapur, Maharashtra in a poor family. His illiterate farmer father was not in favor of educating him. So young Yadav ran away from home, and, facing many hardships, received education as high as a doctorate from Pune University. His books such as Jhombi and Nangarani depicts his struggle for education.

Literary work

Yadav was one of the early writers of Marathi Gramin Sahitya (literature pertaining to rural life in Maharashtra).

His novel "Zombi" (झोंबी) (meaning “fight against all odds”) won a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990. The novel is an autobiographical story of a young boy, his loving mother, his life of utter poverty, and his eagerness to receive education.

Yadav wrote three sequels to autobiographical "Zombi" (झोंबी): "Nangarani" (नांगरणी) (meaning “cultivation of the soil”), "Gharabhinti" (घरभिंती ) (meaning “housewalls”), and "Kachawel" (काचवेल) (meaning “a vine of pieces of glass”).

The famous marathi movie "Natarang" is based on Mr. Yadav's "Natarang" novel.

The following is a list of Yadav's other literary works. They comprise scholarly books related to Marathi literature as well as fictions.

82nd Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

Yadav was elected as the president of the 82nd Marathi Sahitya Sammelan which was held at Mahabaleshwar in March 2009. However, he resigned from that position four days before the sammelan in response to protests primarily by members of the varkari mahamandal against some of the material in his biographical novel "Santasurya Tukaram" (संतसूर्य तुकाराम). The mahamandal members had demanded his resignation with a warning that they would disrupt the sammelan if their demand was not met[1] .[2]

References

  1. "Anand resigns as president of literary meet". Times of India. March 17, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  2. Deshpande, Atul (March 21, 2009). "Sahitya Sammelan still in controversies". The Times Of India.
Preceded by
Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar
Marathi Sahitya Sammelan - President
2009 at Mahabaleshwar
Succeeded by
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