Who was Om Prakash Valmiki? Let’s know
In the literary world, Omprakash Valmiki is counted among the great Dalit litterateurs. He was born in Barlavillage of muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. His early life was spent in many difficulties. During hisstudies he had to data-face many economic, social and mental troubles. Om Prakash Valmiki is a famous Dalit writer.He writes in hindi language. His autobiography Joothan explains his experiences as a Dalit.His story Juthan is quite famous in the hindi world. The Department of Official language has written in detailabout Om Prakash Valmiki, the author of Thakur Ka Kuan. According to this, Premchandra's Dalit writings hada deep influence on Omprakash Valmiki. He has given a vivid description of caste insult and oppression in hiswritings.James Edwards, Manager of South, Middle east and Africa, Global Victoria, writes - Omprakash Valmiki hasnot used verbs in the poem Thakur Ka Kuan, but then he has described the relationship between Dalit and uppercastes in rural India. Edwards further writes - The way Valmiki has written Thakur's Well by using analogies isunique. According to Columbia university Press, Valmiki has played an important role in the promotion of Dalitliterature. According to this, Premchandra's Dalit writings hada deep influence on Omprakash Valmiki. He has given a vivid description of caste insult and oppression in hiswritings.