Asha Bage

Asha Bage (born 28 July 1939) is a Marathi writer of short-stories and novels. She has published 7 novels, 13 collections of short stories, and two collections of literary works.[1] She is famous for writing about the experiences and emotions of the middle-class Marathi women.[2]

Her novel Bhoomi based on the 2004 Tsunami devastations in India earned her the Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi for the year 2006.[3] [4]She also received the Janasthan Puraskar from Kusumagraj Pratishthan in Nashik which is given to litterateurs for their contribution to the field of Marathi literature.[5] In 2004, she was chosen as the president of the first Lekhika Sammelan (Women Writers' Conference) organized by the Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh.[6]

Early life and education

Asha Bage was born to Waman Deshpande and Kusum Deshpande in Nagpur.[6]

She attended New English High School in Mahal

Asha Bage
Occupationwriter
Writing career
LanguageMarathi
Notable workBhoomi
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award

, Nagpur. Later, she attended Lady Amrutbai Daga College in Nagpur where she obtained the Master of Arts degree in Marathi and Music.[6]

Selected works

Books of short stories

  • Marwa (1984)
  • Attar (1986)
  • Pooja (1989)
  • Chandan (1993)
  • Mandav (1993)
  • Anant (1994)
  • Darpan (1997)
  • Nisatlele (1999)
  • Rutuvegale (1999)
  • Pani (2003)
  • Paulvatevaral Gaon (2005)
  • Pratidvandvi (2005)

Novels

  • Manasvini (1979)
  • Zumbar (1984)
  • Utsav (1994)
  • Tridal (1994)
  • Dharmakshetre-Kurukshetre (1996)
  • Setu (2000)
  • Bhoomi (2004)

References

  1. ↑ "Maha: Marathi author Asha Bage to get Janasthan Puraskar". DNA India. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "आशा बगे". Loksatta. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tsunami tale gets Asha this year's Sahitya Akademi award". DNA India. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Asha Bage to get Janasthan Award in Nashik". Times of India. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "बगे, आशा अरविंद". Maharashtra Nayak (in Marathi). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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