Vasant Abaji Dahake

Vasant Abaji Dahake (born 1942) is a Marathi poet, playwright, short story writer, artist and critic. His collection of poems are 'Yogabhrast', 'Shubha Vartaman' 'Shunah Shepa' and more recently `Chitralipi'. His novellas are 'Adholoka' and 'Pratibadha and Martya'.

His writings show a deep influence of the existential philosophy and the existentialist writers like Kafka. His poetry is often dark and provocative.

Ranjit Hoskote and Mangesh Kulkarni have translated some of his poems as 'Terrorist of Spirit'.

Bibliography ( Poetryinternational website)

PoetryYogabhrashta, 1972. Translated into English as A Terrorist of the Spirit, by Ranjit Hoskote and Mangesh Kulkarni (New Delhi: Harper Collins/Indus, 1992).Shubha-vartaman, 1987.Shunah-shepa, 1996.

FictionAdholoka, 1975. Pratibaddha ani Martya, 1981.

Essays & Literary CriticismYatra Antaryatra, 1999. Kavita Mhanje Kai, 1991. Samakaleen Sahitya, 1992. Kavitevishayi, 1999.

As EditorNivadak Sadanand Rege, 1996 (a selection of the late Sadanand Rege’s poetry). Shaleya Marathi Shabdakosh, 1997 (a Marathi lexicon for primary and secondary school students). Sankshipta Marathi Vangmayakosh, 1998 (an encyclopaedia of Marathi literature; co-editor). Kavita Visavya Shatakachi, 2000 (an encyclopaedia of 20th-century literature; co-editor).

External links

* [http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=2740 Bio at India - Poetry International Web]