| चूल्ह मिट्टी का मिट्टी तालाब की तालाब ठाकुर का भूख़ रोटी कि रोटी बाजरे कि बाजरा ठाकुर का बैल ठाकुर का हल ठाकुर का हल कि मूठ पर हथेली अपनी फ़सल ठाकुर कि कुआँ ठाकुर का पानी ठाकुर का खेत-खलिहान ठाकुर के गली-मोहल्ले ठाकुर के फिर अपना क्या? गाओं? शहर? देश? | Choolha mitti ka Mitti Talaab ki Talaab Thakur ka Bhookh roti ki Roti Baajre ki Baajra Thakur ka Bayl Thakur ka Hal Thakur ka Hal ki Mooth par Hathaili apni Fasal Thakur ki Kuan Thakur ka Paani Thakur ka Khet-Khalihaan Thakur kay Gali-Mohallay Thakur kay Phir Apna Kya??? Gaon? Shahar? Desh? |
Om Prakash Valmiki (ओमप्रकाश वाल्मीकि) was a Dalit writer and poet well known for his autobiography, Joothan, considered a milestone in Dalit literature. He was born at Barla village of Muzzafarpur district in Uttar Pradesh on June 30, 1950. After retirement from Government Ordnance Factory he lived in Dehradun where he died of complications arising out of stomach cancer on November 17, 2013.
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Some relevant links:
- http://pratilipi.in/2010/01/poems-om-prakash-valmiki/
- http://pratilipi.in/om-prakash-valmiki/
- http://dalitwriting.blogspot.in/
- http://www.hindu.com/lr/2008/08/03/stories/2008080350220500.htm
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Om-Prakash-Valmiki/144989592197284#