PALAVARCHA JAG

📘 Book Details

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Language: Marathi

• Edition: 3rd Edition

• Year of Publication: 26 January 1990

• ISBN: 9789395477116

• Pages: 168

• Cover: Paperback

• Category: Short Stories

✨ About The Book

“Palavarcha Jag” by Laxman Mane is a bold and heart-wrenching collection of stories that unveil the raw, painful realities of India’s wandering tribes. These are not just stories; they are powerful testaments to the lives of the Vaida, Kaikadi, Kolhati, Gosavi-Bairagi, Bhamta, Kanjarbhat, and 18 other marginalized tribes who have long suffered exploitation, neglect, and humiliation.

In each story, Mane gives voice to the voiceless—people pushed to the fringes, battling poverty, injustice, systemic neglect, and gendered violence. From the moving account of “Yallappacha Chang” to the haunting truths of “Marnanantarahi Jaat Adavi”, the author presents a society stripped of its self-respect, constantly terrorized and wrongly labeled as ‘criminal’.

With unflinching honesty, Laxman Mane brings forth the suppressed anger, broken dreams, and buried potential of these communities, urging for social justice, human rights, and integration into mainstream society. His work is not mere fiction—it is activism through literature, born of deep interaction, lived experience, and social commitment.

“Palavarcha Jag” burns with truth and urgency, making the reader pause, reflect, and feel the depth of inequality around us. A must-read for anyone interested in Dalit literature, social reform, and the real face of India’s marginalized communities.