Social realism and labour strikes in interwar Bombay: what has socialism got to do with it?

The 1920s and 30s were a period of frequent, industry-wide labour strikes in the cotton mills of Bombay city. Labour upheaval inspired literary production in Marathi, the primary language of many workers in the city. In the early 1930s, the prolific and beloved Marathi writer Bhargavram (Mama) Varek...

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Published in:South Asian History & Culture Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 355 - 373
Main Author: Shaikh, Juned
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2025
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