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25

Sep

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

Rama Mehta’s Cornucopia

Rama Mehta’s Cornucopia Am I in a Dream? 23 September 2023, I walked up the stage of the Vidya Bhawan Auditorium at Udaipur to receive this year’s Rama Mehta Writing Grant Award for English. Sara Rai, a scholar, author and translator, the granddaughter of the towering intellectual Premchand was on stage along with Vikram
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17

Sep

Literature, Women

Vidarbha Gazette

The Aftermath of Sexual Violence – Two Books and a Film

The Aftermath of Sexual Violence – Two Books and a Film It is a coincidence that the two books I read recently and a film I watched on the OTT Prime Amazon all revolve around the common theme of sexual violence. The three are set in different societies, Mexico, India and the US, but all
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5

Apr

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

हिंदू गोर बंजा-यांचा कुंभमेळा (Book Review)

भारतीय मुलतत्ववाद्यांचा नवा प्रयोग ———————————————- हिंदू गोर बंजा-यांचा कुंभमेळा ———————————————– २०२३ या वर्षीच्या सुरुवातीच्या महिन्यात म्हणजे जानेवारी संपता संपता जळगाव जिल्ह्य़ातील जामनेर तालुक्यातील गोद्री या गावी( हे गाव विद्यमान मंत्री गिरीश महाजन यांच्या मतदार संघातील आहे.) २५ते ३० या तारखांना अखिल भारतीय हिंदू गोर बंजारा व लबाना-नायकडा समाजाचे वतीने कुंभमेळ्याचे आयोजन करण्यात आले होते.याच्या
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24

Mar

Culture, Literature, Politics, Society, Women

Vidarbha Gazette

Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s Spirit Thrives in Nashik

Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s Spirit Thrives in Nashik Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was murdered on August 20, 2013 but the social organisations and activists of Nashik have kept his spirit alive to this day. On the 20th of every month more than forty such organisations come together through a programme called Dr. Narendra Dabholkar Vivek Vyakhanmala. It is
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17

Jan

Culture, Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

On the Shores of Sant Sahitya

On the Shores of Sant Sahitya On 15th January Phoenix Sahitya Manch, Chandrapur launched Changbhala a book of Abhangs by Shri. Arun Ghorpade in a well-attended programme presided over by the poet Shri. Dhananjay Salwe. I found myself on stage with literary figures and critics including Shri. Pramodkumar Anerao, Shri. Kishore Jamdar, Dr.
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13

Jan

Culture, Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

एक जंगल है (हिंदी कविता)

एक जंगल है एक जंगल है आजकल देश विदेश से लोग बाघ देखने आते है. कहते है जंगल में आदिवासीयोंके देवता रहते थे ताडोबा कहते थे उन्हे युगोंसे करते आये पुजा साल में एक बार जत्रा भी लगाते मिलते-खाते-पिते आनंद-हर्सोल्हास करते. एक दिन अचानक यकायक ‘बाघ’ के सुरक्षा का कारन देकर बंद कर दी
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20

Dec

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

Formation (Erasure Poetry)

Formation (Acknowledgement: This poem written in the genre of ‘Erasure Poetry’ has used the book ‘Indian Pottery’ (2004) by S.K. Mirmira as the Matrix Text.) I Earth went on cooling Cooled and solidified into solid substance called “rock” Huge pits accumulated with water Sea and ocean Massive, molten Granite, Basalt, Quartz Primitive sediments Sandstone, lime-stone,
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21

Nov

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

Wings on his Feet, Steel in his Heart

Wings on his Feet, Steel in his Heart Rahul Gandhi is today a man with wings on his feet, smile on his face and steel in his heart. There is no doubt about the stupendous task he has undertaken – of reaching out to the common people, taking along the leaders of all sections
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3

Nov

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

Tomb of Sand: Love that Defies Definitions and Boundaries

Tomb of Sand: Love that Defies Definitions and Boundaries This review is late because I wanted to read the Tomb of Sand before writing about it, and reading Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell took me quite some time. The delay is not because the book is a fat
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21

Oct

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

Two Political Poems by Prabhu Rajgadkar

Shaharateel Dukre (Swines of the City) and Bokyanchi Sabha (The Meeting of Tomcats) are two recent political poems of Prabhu Rajgadkar. Both poems use animal imagery to directly comment on contemporary politics and the situation of the common people. In Shahrateel Dukre the poet narrates his meeting with a group of swines who roam city
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