Malika Amar Sheikh

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Template:Short description Malika Amar Sheikh or Malika Namdeo Dhasal (born 16 February 1957) is a Marathi writer and political activist from Maharashtra, India.[1] She is the president of the Dalit Panthers party.

Biography

Malika Amar Sheikh was born on 16 February 1957 to Shahir Amar Sheikh.[2] She married Dalit poet, and co-founder of the Dalit Panthers, Namdev Dhasal.[3][4] After the death of her husband, she was elected the president of the party[5] and led it during Maharashtra civic bodies elections in 2017.[6]

Books

  • Valucha Priyakar (A Lover Made of Sand)
  • Mahanagar (Metropolitan City)
  • Deharutu (The Season of Body)
  • Mala Udhvasta Whaychay (I Want to Get Ruined) (Autobiography)[7]
  • Handle With Care
  • Ek Hota Undir (Story Of A Rat)
  • Koham Koham (Who Am I?)

Anthologies

  • Live Update: An Anthology of Recent Marathi Poetry, edited and translated by Sachin Ketkar, Mumbai: Poetrywala, 2005, Template:ISBN
  • The Tree of Tongues — An Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry, edited by E. V. Ramakrishnan. Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.[8]

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