Asaram Lomate

Aasaram Lomate, (Marathi: आसाराम लोमटे) is a Marathi-language writer. He resides in Parbhani and works as a journalist in daily Loksatta.^[1]

Aasaram Lomate
Native name	आसाराम लोमटे
Born	Guguli Dhamangaon, Taluka Selu, District Parbhani, (Maharashtra, India)
Occupation	Journalist
Language	Marathi
Education	Ph.D[1]
Genre	Short story
Notable works	इडा पिडा टळो (कथासंग्रह, २०१०), आलोक (कथासंग्रह २०१०), धूळपेर (लेखसंग्रह, २०१७)
Notable awards	Sahitya Academy Award

He was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award in 2016 for his short story collection Aalok.^[2] Published in 2010, Alok is a collection of six stories that largely reflect rural life and people.^[3]

References

1. Chitnis, Vaishali (13 January 2017). "'वाचक अस्वस्थ होणं महत्त्वाचं' – आसाराम लोमटे" (in Marathi). Loksatta. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "Press Release" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
3. "Sahitya Academy Award for Lomte's story collection 'Alok'". 21 December 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.