Uttam Tupe (28 December 1932 – 26 April 2020) was a writer and poet from Pune, India.[1] He wrote several hundred short stories and 16 novels.[2] One of his books was made into a successful play, and another into a feature film. Tupe also wrote about the social ills of the caste system and issues with Devadasi.[3][4]
Early life
editTupe wrote a series of novels with a Devadasi theme that were released into the Marathi literary scene in the 1980s.[3] Tupe began writing in the rustic dialect of his native Satara district. He crafted a short story on the evils of the dowry system. It was immediately published, and a few months later, Tupe got Rs 501 as a cash prize from the Marathi Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad.[5]
Works
edit- Katyavaraci pota – Mehata Pablisinga Hausa; 3. avrtti edition (2001)
- Jhulava (झुलवा)
- Katyavaraci pota – 2001
- Kalasi – 1988
- Andana – 1986
- Jhavala – Publisher: Mehata Pablisinga Hausa; Prathamavrtti edition (1991)
- Zulwa – 1986, 2005[6][7]
- Zulwa – The book Zulwa was adapted into a play by Chetan Datar for Marathi theatre. The play was an adaptation of the novel by Uttam Bandu Tupe who spent two years in a colony of jogtis to research the novel.
Reception
editOther authors have called Tupe a "noted subservient writer".[4] Naik goes on to say that Tupe as well as Sri Patange, Texas Gaekawad, and Namedeo Kamble[8] all "are harmful in the sense that they depict life artificially and deliberately and mislead life."[4]
Social cause
editIn all his works Tupe was concerned with the crushing burden poor villagers carry. Zulva, the most popular novel, deals with the plight of devadasis. Other themes include: Villagers superstitions,[9] dowry murders, and the problems of unemployed youth and migrants.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Dalit Literature – First Foundation". firstfoundation.in. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Michael, S.M. (1999). Untouchable, Dalits in Modern India. Lynne Rienner. ISBN 978-1-55587-697-5. Retrieved 27 May 2015. p.166.
- ^ a b The Discourse of Devadasi Subject in Literary Vernacular: Contextualizing Resistance in Uttam Bandu Tupe’s Zulwa
- ^ a b c Naik, C.D. (2003). Thoughts and Philosophy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-418-2. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. "ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ, અમદાવાદ – Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad". gujaratisahityaparishad.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Bandu, T.U. (1986). Zulva (in German). Majestrick, Mumbai. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Reading Devadasi Practice through Popular Marathi Literature, by Anagha Tambe Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 44, No. 17 (25 April – 1 May 2009), pp. 85–92, Published by: Economic and Political Weekly
- ^ Babasaheb Ambedkar National Association of Engineers. "Membership List With Details". banaengp.com.
- ^ Jadhav, Tushar Tukaram (October 2014). "Historical background and review of literature". A socio legal historical study of the reservation policy of the Mahar and Mang communities 1950 to 2008 (Ph.D. in history). Nehru Institute at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth University. p. 30. hdl:10603/27131.