Bhau Panchabhai (1 March 1944 - 21 January 2016) was an Indian

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poet,

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, and Ambedkarite-

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activist. He is best known for his first poetry collection ''Hunkaar Vadaalnche '' for which he was awarded by the

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for the best poetry collection of 1989. His poetry is considered as a prototype of

Ambedkarite Ambedkarism is called as the teaching, ideology or philosophy of B.R. Ambedkar, an Indian economist, barrister, social reformer, and the first of Minister of Law and Justice in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. Ambedkarism includes specia ...

poetry and is translated in various languages including English. He lived in

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and worked as a lawyer. He was awarded Laxmibai Ingole, Kavya Puruskar by the Laxmibai Ingole Foundation Amravati in 2015 for his contribution to Ambedkarite literature.

Ambedkarite activist and writings

He was active in the Ambedkarite movement and Panthers of India. Writings - ::(A)poetry collection * Hunkaar Vaadalaanche ( हुंकार वादळांचे) 1989 * Nikharyaanchyaa Raangolyaa (निखाऱ्यांच्या रांगोळ्या) 2004 * Abhanganchya Thingya (अभंगांच्या ठिणग्या) 2014 * Spandanpisara (स्पंदनपिसारा) 2014 * Aakantgandha (आकांतगंधा) ::Being Released Shortly ::(B) LALIT LEKH * Jakhamancha Ajintha (जखमांचा अजिंठा) 1992 ::(C) VAICHARIK LEKH * Samajkranti (समाजक्रांती) 1992

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Panchbhai obituary
1944 births 2016 deaths Dalit activists Indian male poets Writers from Nagpur Marathi-language poets Place of birth missing {{India-poet-stub