Agro-Cultural Perspective in Sadanand Deshmukh's "Baromaas"

Sadanand Deshmukh is well-known Marathi short story writer and Novelist. His works reflect the lives of common people, farmers, workers, traders, religious people, rural people and downtrodden people in Maharashtra. His literary contribution is so vast and realistic especially depicts struggle of rural people with either man-made issues or natural calamities. Literature is a reflection of society. Novel is a major form of literature. It is an expression of problems of human life. India is geographically versatile country. Agriculture is a main occupation in India. Majority families are economically dependent on farming and farming related activities. In a nut shell Indian people and their livelihood is based on Environmental Justice. The environment play an important role in agricultural productivity like seasonal cycle, rain, drought, natural calamities etc. The present research paper focuses on various social, political, economic and cultural issues faced by farmers in Marathwada depicted by Sadanand Deshmukh in his novel “Baromass.” The protagonist of this novel Eknath Tanpure represents the plight of young, educated, ambitious farmer who is a victim of the system. This novel also depicts struggle of farmer’s life in contemporary India. Farmer’s suicide is the major problem in Maharashtra and in India also. Through this miserable tale of farmer Sadanand Deshmukh awakes us about local to global issues in Agricultural activity .The present research paper examines the Agro cultural perspective in Sadanand Deshmukh’s Baromaas, highlighting social, economic, and cultural struggles, along with Environmental injustice faced by Farmers in Maharashtra.