Dagdu Maruti Pawar

Daya Pawar or Dagdu Maruti Pawar (1935[1]–20 September 1996[2]) was an Indian Marathi language 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.[3] He was a Buddhist by religion.[4]

  1. ^ Granger, Edith; Kale, Tessa (2002). The Columbia Granger's index to poetry in anthologies. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 1741. ISBN 0-231-12448-1.
  2. ^ Pawar, Daya (2006). Achhut (in Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan Pvt Ltd. ISBN 81-7119-644-6.
  3. ^ Anna Kurian (2006). Texts and Their Worlds I: Literatures of India - An Introduction. Lincoln, Neb: Foundation Books. ISBN 81-7596-300-X.
  4. ^ De, Ranjit Kumar; Shastree, Uttara (20 March 1996). Religious Converts in India: Socio-political Study of Neo-Buddhists. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170996293 – via Google Books.