Laxman Gaikwad

Laxman Gaikwad

A famous Marathi novelist known for his best work The Branded, a translation of his autobiographical novel Uchalaya (also known as Ucalaya). This novel gave him international recognition. Other notable novels written by him include Dubang, Chini Mathachi Divas, Samaj Sahitya Ani Swathantra, Wadar Vedna, Vakila Pardhi, Utav and A Swathantra Konasat. He won several awards including the Sahitya Akademi award (1988), Sahitya Ratna Anna Bahu Sathe Puraskar (2000), SAARC Literary Award (2001), Gunther Sontheimer Memorial Award (2005), and  Maharastra Gourav Puraskar ( 2009).