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Babytai Kamble
Babytai Kamble was a Dalit movement activist and Marathi writer and poet. She is known for her autobiography Jina Amucha(1985) written in Marathi which highlights the rise of Dalit women. She is the first woman Dalit writer whose autobiography has been translated into many languages. Her autobiography also shows how Dalit women constitute lower section of society and suffer from double oppression, first being women and then Dalit.

Early life
Kamble was born in 1929 Veergao a village in Western Maharashta in her grandparents house. Born in Mahar community and then lived in Maharwada, Ahmednagar. Her father, Pandharinath Kakade was a dam contractor and her grandfather was butler to European sahibs and the only English speaking person in Maharwada. This family background kept her above miserable poverty suffered by the community. After marriage she and her husband lived in Mangalwar peth,Pune and started a business where they were selling loose grapes and gradually included vegetables, oil, salt and other things. She became member of Mahila Mandal founded by Raja Malojiraje Nimbalkar and his wife Laxmibai which was started in Phaltan, Satara. She was very much influenced by B. R. Ambedkar and Dalit Buddhist movement and converted her religion from Hindu to Buddhism. She started writing when she was in her 30's. She kept her writings hidden for 20 years before it got published.

Education
She studied in a all girls bramhin school. She studied till fourth standard after which she got married. She struggled in her education due to constant confrontation with upper castes and untouchability. she was asked to sit in the corner at school.

Marriage
Babytai got married when she was 13 years old to Kondiba Kamble who was a student in her brothers school. She married according to gandharva ritual as told by B. R. Ambedkar against traditional bramhin rituals.She gave birth to ten children all born at home of which three died during childhood.

Notable work
Babytai Kamble's autobiography Jina Amucha(our existence) was translated in English as The prisons we broke(2009) by Maya Pandit. The autobiography critiques the bramhanical domination and also patriarchy. The book highlights plight of Dalit women from Mahar community of Western Maharashtra. It also shows the influence of Ambedkarite movement that transformed their life. She shows the struggle and then how Dalit women went against all the customs and religious beliefs that had made them slaves for thousand years and started a new way of life that gave them status as human beings. The self respect and act against gods of Hindu religion is the main feature of The Prisons we Broke.

Other works
She has been a part of Dalit political movements. She started a government approved residential school for socially backward students in Nimbure, a village in Phaltan in Satara. Addressed a gathering of Dalit women in Delhi in Indian school forum. She also started a legal aid cell for women victim of domestic violence and other issues related to women. Her articles were serialized in Pune women's magazine Stree before it was published as a book, Jina Amucha.

Awards
Kamble received Ambedkar literary award from FFEI for her autobiography. She was also a recepient of [ZESTCaste]Ambedkar Award.