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Reviews of Namdeo Dhasal: Poet of the Underworld (1972-2006) call it ‘vigorous, high-voltage, bruising poetry’ (The Hindu), ‘unmistakable and hard-hitting’ (Outlook) and ’sheer burning fury’ (Deccan Herald).
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Times of India: “Handsomely planned with plenty of breathing room…Riveting.”

The Hindu: “Vigorous, high-voltage, bruising poetry on the festering innards of Mumbai. There is a tough and unsentimental quality to Dhasal’s vision [that] crackles with both rage and compassion.”

Outlook: “Succeeds in reproducing the images and metaphors of Dhasal’s work, and his unmistakable, hard-hitting voice.”
Biblio: Dhasal employs an aesthetic of fracture… towards writing into existence the …