01780nam a2200253   4500008004100000020001800041037002000059041001200079082001400091100002400105245001200129250000600141260003800147300000800185500107000193650001201263650002001275650002201295700002701317942000801344942000801352952014701360999001901507260626b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789380636856  cGiftednUnknown  aEnglish  aFbGAU/SE  aGautamiputra Kamble  aSEEKERS  a1  aChennaibBlaft Publicationsc2025  g185  aThe seekers in these stories travel through worlds both ancient and modern, worlds of symbol and fantastical allegory, on their paths to greater truth.

The state of Maharashtra is famous for its ancient Buddhist cave complexes. It's also known as the birthplace of leaders in the struggle against caste oppression: Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule in the early 1800s, and B. R. Ambedkar in 1891. It is here that Dr. Ambedkar, architect of the Indian constitution and warrior against the practice of untouchability, led marches for the right of Dalit people to draw water from community wells, to enter temples, to live with dignity.

The Seekers consists of five stories that hold Phule-Ambedkarite thought at their core, weaving together the history of ideological conflict, the pursuit of artistic excellence, and the unquenchable human thirst for freedom. The book tells of ancient revelations, of flood and fire, of vast deadly deserts, of people turned to stone.

It is a unique work of anti-caste Marathi literature that feels both timeless and sparklingly new.  aFiction  aMarathi fiction  aDalits—Fiction.  aSirus Libeiro  J.(tr.)  cLEN  2ddc  00102ddc40708FICaMAINbMAINcFICd2026-06-25g495.00l3oF GAU/SEpE1103028q2026-10-06r2026-09-21 12:16:53s2026-09-21w2026-06-25yLEN  c198816d198816