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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, ISBN 81-89621-00-9
• The Tree of Tongues — An Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry, edited by E.V. Ramakrishnan. Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.[8]

References

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