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100	1		_aLimbāḷe, Śaraṇakumāra, _930531
245	0	0	_aSanātana : _bA Novel/ _cŚaraṇakumāra Limbāḷe. Sengupta, Paromita..Tr
246	1		_aSanatan :
250			_aTru̥tīya āvr̥ttī.
260			_aNew Delhi: _bPenguin Random House India, _c2024.
300			_axvii, 228p. ; 24cm,
490			_aEnglish Translation of Marathi book Sanātana kādambarī
500			_aNovel
520			_aSanatan is the gut-wrenching story of Bhimnak Mahar and his ilk, who have been subjected to barbaric abuse and inhuman discrimination by the upper castes over centuries. The story begins with the young Bhimnak in pre-Independence India. It then traverses time and geographical boundaries to end with Bhimnak’s grandson. The circular narrative pattern is reflective of the endless cycle of pain that the Mahars are unable to break free from, no matter how hard they try, no matter where they go, no matter if they change their identity and religion. Using myths, the Puranas and historical texts as resources, Sharankumar Limbale rewrites Dalit history in this novel as he attempts to tell the truth, with an intention to build what he calls ‘a new and progressive social order’. Limbale not just brings his reader face to face with uncomfortable realities, he also suggests what could be an alternative social order in the future.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aNovel
700			_aSengupta, Paromita..tr _930532
942			_cBK
999			_c47837 _d47837