Anuradha Patil

Anuradha Patil (born 5 April 1953) is an Indian poet, writing in the Marathi language. In 2019, she won the Sahitya Akademi Award, India's highest literary honor, for her collection of poetry Kadachit Ajoonahi.

Biography Patil was born in Pahur, Maharashtra, into a family of farmers. She received no formal education after high school. She married Kautikrao Thale Patil, a teacher and professor of Marathi literature, at the age of 21. She lives in Aurangabad.

Career

Writing Patil began writing poetry at the age of 20, and in 1982, won an award from the State of Maharashtra's literary academy, the Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad for her collection titled Digant. In 1986, she won an award from the Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad for her second collection of poetry, Tarihee. The Sahitya Akademi praised Patil's poetry, stating that it was "...seminal in content and form," and praising her other writing as well, including her literary criticism and essays which have been published as parts of edited works. Her writing deals with accounts of rural life in Maharashtra, particularly her native region of Marathwada and Khandesh, and of the lives of women, covering themes of nature, motherhood, and solitude. Her poetry has been widely translated into other Indian languages, including Hindi and Rajasthani.