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Kavita Mahajan (Marathi: कविता महाजन; 5 September 1967 – 27 September 2018) was an Indian author and translator who wrote in Marathi. She is noted for her critically acclaimed novels Brr (2005), Bhinna (2007) and Kuhoo (2011), as well as a non-fiction work Graffiti Wall (2009). She was the winner of the 2011 translation award conferred by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.[1]

Early life and education

Mahajan was born in the city of Nanded in Maharashtra.[2] She was the daughter of S.D. Mahajan, the ex-secretary of Marathi Vishwakosh and the granddaughter of the painter Tryambak Vasekar.[2]

Literary career

Mahajan wrote on themes of social emancipation and against discrimination.[3] Mahajan's book Brr is a collection of stories about women's sarpanch and their experience after the Panchayati Raj system was implemented whilst she wrote Bhinna to describe the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS. Both books bring out the politics of representation at three levels – one of the institutions like the Panchayats, the corruption in the non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and the intricacies of human relationships. Mahajan's work focuses on political, social, and economic matters rather than maternal or romantic considerations.[4]

Mahajan's 2011 novel, Kuhoo (Template:Lang-mr) dealt with the relationship between human and nature, and was marketed as a 'multimedia novel'. It came with a DVD containing sights and sounds from nature, including a few animations.[5] She is also renowned for her poetry, including a collection entitled Dhulicha Awaz.[2] She was awarded Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize (2011)[6][1]for her translation Rajai, a collection of 17 short stories by Ismat Chughtai which she translated from Urdu into Marathi.

Mahajan also authored children's literature and published a collection of short stories Joyanache Ranga (Template:Lang-mr) in 2011. This collection won her the Shashikalatai Agashe Award for Children's Literature in 2013.[7]

Speaking in April 2016 at a programme organised by T.M.A. Pai Chair for Indian Literature at Manipal University, she said: "I am a woman and before that I am a human being. If all are human beings, why is there discrimination? That is a question, which has haunted me from my childhood."[3]

Death

Mahajan died on 27 September 2018 of pneumonia at the Chellaram Diabetes Hospital.[2] She was survived by her daughter.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sahitya Akademi award for Kavita Mahajan". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Marathi litterateur Kavita Mahajan passes away in Pune". The Hindu. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Marathi novelist Kavita Mahajan speaks about discrimination in society". KonkanConnect. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ "The Fight of the Fiery Tongue: New Women's Voices in Marathi". Footnotes. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ^ "कुहूचि अद्भुत दुनिया" (in Marathi). Maharashtra Times. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Marathi litterateur Kavita Mahajan passes away in Pune". The Hindu. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ^ "कविता महाजन, स्वाती काटे, पृथ्वीराज तौर यांना आगाशे पुरस्कार" (in Marathi). Divya Marathi. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  8. ^ Press Trust of India (27 September 2018). "Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan passes away". Business Standard India.

1) 'Bhinn : Ek Akalan'- Purushottam Sadanand Tayde, Akshavangmay Prakashan, Pune (Maharashtra) First edition 2 october, 2018

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