Kondwada

by Daya Pawar

When literature of dalits, workers and revolution came up in the Marathi literature, there was a striking name in it. His poems - realistic To build highways, destroy a slum and take away the poor people in it. In their usual view of the metropolis, their 'Siddharthnagar' has been created and 'Broken Maine' has been written from the intrigue of communal riots. He has not always written the poem 'rebellious', he has also inspected the inner intimate of his society. This is another feature of this collection that on the occasion of these poems, the poet has taken a closer look at his poetic journey. He has told us how he has become a poet. माणूस म्हणजे त्याचा समाज. हजारो वर्षे हा माणूस चिरेबंद व चिणलेला जगला. त्याच्या मस्तकात एक भीषण तत्त्वज्ञान होतं, बाहूंमध्ये अत्याचार अन् दमणयंत्रणा. त्याचं धड संपत्तीची असुरी लालसा अन् पाय शरणागतता व अंधकार. दीड-दोनशे वर्षांपूर्वी यंत्रानी निर्माण केलेल्या विक्रयवस्तूंचे कुलपी गोळे तटबंदीवर थडकले. अंतर्बाह्य विस्कट सुरू झाली.अंधकाराच्या पाळामुळांपर्यंत एकेक विजेचे लोळ पोचले. वरपासून खालपर्यंत सर्वदूर हत्यारं खणाणली. ठिणग्या उडू लागल्या- आजही उडतायत अन् उडतील. अजून माणूस बांधलेला आहे, अमानुष आहे. या विस्कटण्यामध्ये सांस्कृतिक वीणसुद्धा विस्

Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Daya Pawar or Dagdu Maruti Pawar (1935[1]–20 December 1996[2]) was born to a Mahar Dalit family in Dhamangaon (Taluka: Akole, District: Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India), was a Marathi author and poet known for his contributions to Dalit literature that dealt with the atrocities experienced by the dalits or untouchables under the Hindu caste system.