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'''Anand Ratan Yadav''' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: आनंद रतन यादव; 30 November 1935 – 27 November 2016) was a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] writer from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. He is best known for his autobiography ''Zombi'' (झोंबी).

He was born on 30 November 1935 in the village [[Kagal]] near [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]] in a poor family. His illiterate farmer father was not in favor of educating him. So young Yadav ran away from home, and, facing many hardships, received education as high as a doctorate from [[Pune University]]. His books such as ''Jhombi'' and ''Nangarani'' depict his struggle for education.
He died in 2016 at Pune.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/marathi-litterateur-natrang-novelist-anand-yadav-dies-in-pune-at-80/story-lMnJPiYWN8tIiQlU8hTpCI.html | title=Marathi litterateur, ‘Natrang’ novelist Anand Yadav dies at 80 | date=28 November 2016 | newspaper=Hindustan Times | accessdate=17 January 2019 }}</ref>

==Literary work==
Yadav was one of the early writers of Marathi ''Gramin Sahitya'' (literature pertaining to rural life in Maharashtra). His novel "Zombi" (झोंबी) (meaning "fight against all odds") won a [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1990. The novel is an autobiographical story of a young boy, his loving mother, his life of utter poverty, and his eagerness to receive education. Yadav wrote three sequels to autobiographical ''Zombi'' (झोंबी), ''Nangarani'' (नांगरणी) (meaning ''cultivation of the soil''), ''Gharabhinti'' (घरभिंती ) (meaning ''housewalls''), and ''Kachawel'' (काचवेल) (meaning ''a vine of pieces of glass''). The famous Marathi movie ''Natarang'' is based on Yadav's novel ''Natarang''. The lesson '''Gaavachi Sanskruti he Gaavache Vyaktimatva''' in Marathi textbook of [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education]] is taken from his book.

== 82nd Marathi Sahitya Sammelan==
Yadav was elected as the president of the 82nd [[Marathi Sahitya Sammelan]] which was held at [[Mahabaleshwar]] in March 2009. However, he resigned from that position four days before the ''sammelan'' in response to protests primarily by members of the ''[[varkari]] mahamandal'' against some of the material in his [[biographical novel]] ''Santasurya [[Tukaram]]'' (संतसूर्य तुकाराम). The ''mahamandal'' members had demanded his resignation with a warning that they would disrupt the ''sammelan'' if their demand was not met.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anand resigns as president of literary meet |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Anand-resigns-as-president-of-literary-meet/articleshow/4278834.cms |accessdate=17 March 2009 |publisher=Times of India |date=17 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Pune/Sahitya-Sammelan-still-in-controversies/articleshow/4297976.cms | work=The Times Of India | first1=Atul | last1=Deshpande | title=Sahitya Sammelan still in controversies | date=21 March 2009}}</ref>

==References==
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>Abhijeet Safai at 09:35, 25 September 2020