Sharankumar Limbale

Sharankumar Limbale (born June 1, 1956) is a Marathi language author, poet and literary critic. He has penned more than 40 books. His best known work is his autobiography ''Akkarmashi'' published in 1984. ''Akkarmashi'' has been translated to several other Indian languages and English. The English translation has been published by the Oxford University Press with the title ''The Outcaste''.

His critical work ''Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature'' (2004) is considered amongst the most important works on Dalit literature. It discusses how Dalit ''anubhava'' (experiences) should take precedence over ''anuman'' (speculation). Provided by Wikipedia