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| Upara | |
| Author: | Laxman Mane |
| Title Orig: | उपरा |
| Cover Artist: | Subhash Awchat |
| Language: | Marathi language |
| Subject: | Autobiography |
| Publisher: | Granthali |
| Pub Date: | 1980 |
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| Isbn: | 978-8126002313 |
Upara (mr|उपरा meaning outsider) is an autobiography written by Laxman Mane, a writer who lives in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is written in the Marathi language. It was first published in 1980.[1] It has been translated into English by A. K. Kamat and titled "Upara - An Outsider".[2] Arjun Dangle sees it as a remarkable example of a "Dalit" autobiography.[3] It finds mention in Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature under the genre Autobiography (Marathi). [4] It has won the Sahitya Academy Award[5] for the year 1981.[6] According to Braj B. Kachru et al. it is a path breaking work in the domain of Marathi literature.[7] The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture (2012) considers it to be a "landmark publication".[8]