Malika Amar Sheikh

Malika Amar Sheikh or Malika Namdeo Dhasal is a Marathi writer and political activist from Maharashtra, India. She is the president of the Dalit Panthers party.

Biography

Malika Amar Sheikh was born on 16 February 1957 to Shahir Amar Sheikh. She married Dalit poet, and co-founder of the Dalit Panthers, Namdev Dhasal. After the death of her husband, she was elected the president of the party and led it during Maharashtra civic bodies elections in 2017.

Books

Valucha Priyakar Mahanagar Deharutu Mala Udhvasta Whaychay Handle With CareEk Hota Undir

''Koham Koham''

Anthologies

Live Update: An Anthology of Recent Marathi Poetry, edited and translated by Sachin Ketkar, Mumbai: Poetrywala, 2005, The Tree of Tongues — An Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry, edited by E. V. Ramakrishnan. Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.