His life was full of struggle and he succeeded in effectively representing the woes and sorrows of rural folk.
Marathi literature and readers will always miss him for unique empathy for village people and their lifestyle, Fadnavis added.
Yadav’s autobiography ‘Zombi’ had won Sahitya Akadmi award in 1991.
He had penned around 40 books comprising collection of essays, poems, among others. Marathi movie ‘Natrang’ based on Yadav’s novel with the same name had garnered lot of critical acclaim.
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