UPARA By MANE LAXMAN

UPARA: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY LAXMAN MANE IS A PATH BREAKING WORK IN THE MARATHI LITERATURE, FOR ITS LIVELY DEPICTION OF THE LIFE OF A UNTOUCHABLE BOY. FORCEFUL STYLE, AUTHENTICITY OF EXPERIENCE AND ITS STRONG PLEA FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ARE HERE FOR READERS TO READ. THE BOOK IS RICH WITH EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. THE LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND HIS FATHER, BETWEEN HIS MOTHER AND FATHER, BETWEEN FATHER AND RELATIVES, THE INTENSE LOVE BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND HIS BELOVED, THE MUTE SUFFERING OF BOTH THE LOVERS, THE CRUELTIES OF LIFE, HUMILIATION AND FEELINGS OF ANGER, FORBEARANCE, COMPASSION - THE INTERTWINING OF ALL THESE ELEMENTS GIVES THE WORK IMMENSE VITALITY.