![]() In order to begin to comprehend Dalit feminist writings, closely reading Pawar’s work is paramount to set up a historical context for the Dalit feminist movement in Maharashtra. Her writing is self-reflective and makes the reader ponder over these intimately felt oppressions. Urmila Pawar wrote critically about the social realities of being a Dalit, and within that of being a woman. She went on to become a prominent figure: an activist involved in the issues of caste and gender, an award-winning writer with a widely read autobiography, one of the most remarkable women from the Dalit literary movement who continues to raise the issues of caste/gender. ![]() Her father’s insistence on educating the children eventually led to Pawar’s moving to the city of Mumbai to study. 1945) belongs to the Mahar community and grew up in a small village near Ratnagiri in the Konkan area. ![]()
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