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 edit
Tupe 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 edit
Other 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 edit
In 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.