Narendra Jadhav to inspire young minds
From Pia Chandavarkar’s article in the Indian Express:
For over 13 years, his book brought hope to thousands of readers struggling to break through the shackles of the Indian social structure. Now, Narendra Jadhav’s stirring memoir Amcha Baap aan Amhi is set to inspire the minds of school children. Come June 2008, students in state board schools will have a chapter in their standard VII Marathi textbooks, which will comprise excerpts from Jadhav’s interview on the book.
Amcha Baap aan Amhi, published in 1993, depicts the story of Jadhav’s father Damodar, a Mahar, who battles the caste system to strive for a better life for his family. The book, originally written in Marathi, has been ranked among the top bestsellers in the state.
Apart from being translated into several other languages including English, French, German, Korean, and Spanish, the book has also inspired a 52-part television series.
Moreover, the book has had a record ten editions published in one single year, and was once ranked ahead of classics like Shyamchi Aai and Mahatma Gandhi’s Story of My Experiments with Truth.