Namdeo Dhasal

Namdeo Dhasal (Namdeo Laxman Dhasal) an Indian Marathi poet, writer, Dalit activist.

Sahitya Akademi's Golden Life Time Achievement Award recipient.

Co-founders of the 'Dalit Panthers', a social movement.

The movement was active in the 1970s and the 1980s during which time it popularised the usage of the term dalit in India.

He was awarded the Padma Shri.