Annabhau Sathe

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Tukaram Bhaurao Sathe (1 August 1920 – 18 July 1969), popularly known as Anna Bhau Sathe (Marathi pronunciation: [əɳːaːbʱaːu saːʈʰe]), was a social reformer, folk poet, and writer from Maharashtra, India. Sathe was a Dalit born into the untouchable community, and his upbringing and identity were central to his writing and political activism. Sathe was a Marxist-Ambedkarite, initially influenced by the communists but he later became an Ambedkarite. He is credited as a founding father of Dalit literature and played a vital role in the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement.

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