Om Prakash Valmiki

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Omprakash Valmiki
BornOmprakash singh
(1950-06-30)30 June 1950
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
, India
OccupationWriter and a famous poet
Genreautobiography
SpouseChanda Valmiki

Omprakash Valmiki (30 June 1950 – 17 November 2013) was an Indian writer and poet.[1] Well known for his autobiography, Joothan, considered a milestone in Dalit literature.[2] He was born at the village of Barla in the

Muzzafarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. After retirement from Government Ordnance Factory he lived in Dehradun where he died of complications arising out of stomach cancer on 17 November 2013.[3]

Besides Joothan(his biography) (1997) Valmiki published three collections of poetry: Sadiyon Ka Santaap (1989), Bas! Bahut Ho Chuka (1997), and Ab Aur Nahin (2009). He also wrote two collections of short stories, Salaam (2000), and Ghuspethiye (2004). In addition, he wrote Dalit Sahitya Ka Saundaryshaastra (2001) and a history of the Valmiki community, Safai Devata (2009), Do Chera' (a play).[4] His 15 short stories have been translated into English by Naresh K. Jain for the collection Amma and Other Stories in 2008.

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-317-0520-9. Retrieved 30 August 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
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  2. ISBN 978-0-549-68988-1
    . Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. ^ "ओमप्रकाश वाल्मीकि नहीं रहे - BBC Hindi - भारत". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  4. ^ "Dalit writer Omprakash Valmiki no more". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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