Uttam Bandu Tupe

Uttam Tupe is a writer and poet from Pune, India.[1] He has written several hundred short stories and 16 novels.[2] One of his books was made into a successful play,[3] and another into a feature film. Tupe also writes about the social ills of the caste system and issues with Devadasi.[4][5]

Early life

Tupe wrote a series of novels with a Devadasi theme that were released into the Marathi literary scene in the 1980s.[4] Tupe began writing in the rustic dialect of his native Satara district. He crafted a short story on the evils of the dowry system. It was immediately published, and a few months later, Tupe got Rs 501 as a cash prize from the Marathi Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad.[6]

Works

Reception

Other authors have called Tupe a "noted subservient writer".[5] Naik goes on to say that Tupe as well as Sri Patange, Texas Gaekawad, and Namedeo Kamble[9] all "are harmful in the sense that they depict life artificially and deliberately and mislead life."[5]

Social cause

In all his works Tupe is concerned with the crushing burden poor villagers carry. Zulva, the most popular novel, deals with the plight of devadasis. Other themes include: Villagers superstitions,[10] dowry murders, and the problems of unemployed youth and migrants.

References

  1. "Dalit Literature - First Foundation". firstfoundation.in. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. Michael, S.M. (1999). Untouchable, Dalits in Modern India. Lynne Rienner. ISBN 978-1-55587-697-5. Retrieved 27 May 2015. p.166.
  3. 1 2 "Chetan Datar- 1964-2008 -RIP". sulekha.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 The Discourse of Devadasi Subject in Literary Vernacular: Contextualizing Resistance in Uttam Bandu Tupe’s Zulwa
  5. 1 2 3 Naik, C.D. (2003). Thoughts and Philosophy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-418-2. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. "ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ, અ‍મદાવાદ - Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad". gujaratisahityaparishad.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015. zero width joiner character in |title= at position 25 (help)
  7. Bandu, T.U. (1986). Zulva (in German). Majestrick, Mumbai. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. Reading Devadasi Practice through Popular Marathi Literature, by Anagha Tambe Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 44, No. 17 (Apr. 25 - May 1, 2009), pp. 85-92, Published by: Economic and Political Weekly
  9. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Association of Engineers. "Membership List With Details". banaengp.com.
  10. Jadhav, Tushar Tukaram (October 2014). "Historical background and review of literature". A socio legal historical study of the reservation policy of the Mahar and Mang communities 1950 to 2008 (Ph.D. in history). Nehru Institute at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth University. p. 30.
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