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MUKTHA SARVAGOD-

Muktha Sarvagod (1922-2004) was an Dalit women writer. She lired and worked in Anandvan in wardha
district; Maharashtra. Muktha Sarvagod published her (1922-2004) Autobiographical work called ‘Closed
Doors’ in 1983. In her work Closed Doors Mukthabai States, not to put her own life on display but to describe through her life experiences the life of the Dalit Community. She also wish to under time the wrong kind of ‘Social work’ that is done ostensibly to help the community and the gap between this kind of work and the real needs of the people. She has, at times, refuted the appellation “dalit writer” arguing that she did not grow up in a Dalit Community. She concludes, “I here only worked with the Dalit Community – and that is what I seek to record” Mukthabai locates Jotiba phule and Dr Babasaheb
Ambedkar and their monumental efforts to liberte Dalit's and end inequality as the major source of her inspiration. In the ‘Closed doors’ Mukthabai speaks about the future to Dalit's and the poor. “The Closed doors cannot remain closed any longer! She concludes.

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