J.V. Pawar co-founder of Dalit Panther | |
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| co-founder of Dalit Panther | |
| Born | 14 July 1943 |
| Occupation(s) | Poet and novelist |
Jayram Vitthal Pawar Aka J.V. Pawar (born 14 July 1943) is a poet and novelist who co-founded the Dalit Panthers organization and served as its general secretary. [1]
As a novelist and poet Pawar is best known for his 1969 novel 'Balidaan' and 'Naakebandi' his 1976 collection of poems, since translated and published in English as 'Blockade'. [2]
Among his many books, he has devoted himself to documenting and analyzing the post-Ambedkar Dalit movements in several volumes. [3]
A lifelong Ambedkarite, Pawar has been involved in several Dalitbahujan social and political movements in Maharashtra. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]