Asha Bage (born July 28, 1939) is a Marathi writer of short-stories and novels. She has published 7 novels, 13 collections of short stories, and two collections of literary works.[1] She is famous for writing about the experiences and emotions of the middle-class Marathi women.[2]
Her novel Bhoomi based on the 2004 Tsunami devastations in India earned her the Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi for the year 2006.[3] She also received the Janasthan Puraskar from Kusumagraj Pratishthan in Nashik which is given to litterateurs for their contribution to the field of Marathi literature.[4] In 2004, she was chosen as the president of the first Lekhika Sammelan (Women Writers' Conference) organized by the Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh.[5]
- ^ "Maha: Marathi author Asha Bage to get Janasthan Puraskar". DNA India. Jan 28, 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "आशा बगे". Loksatta. March 16, 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Tsunami tale gets Asha this year's Sahitya Akademi award". DNA India. Nov 19, 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Asha Bage to get Janasthan Award in Nashik". Times of India. Jan 29, 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "बगे, आशा अरविंद". Maharashtra Nayak (in Marathi). Retrieved September 30, 2023.