literature medium Fill in the Blank

The Marathi autobiography 'Aaydan' (The Weave of My Life), which details the struggles of a Dalit woman making bamboo baskets, was written by ________.

  1. Baby Kamble
  2. Urmila Pawar
  3. Shantabai Kamble
  4. Janabai Girhe

Answer: Urmila Pawar

Urmila Pawar's 'Aaydan' (translated as 'The Weave of My Life') is a crucial feminist Dalit text that connects the labor of basket-weaving to the weaving of her own life narrative.

Topic Indian Literature - Dalit
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, MPSC
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