Annabhau Sathe was Born On 1 August 1920

Annabhau Sathe 1 August 1920 – 18 July 1969) was a social reformer, folk poet, and writer from Maharashtra, India. Sathe was a Dalit born into the Mang (caste), and his upbringing and identity were central to his writing and political activism

Despite lacking formal education, Sathe wrote 35 novels in the Marathi. They include Fakira (1959), which is in its 19th edition and received a state government award in 1961. There are 15 collections of Sathe's short stories, of which a large number have been translated into many Indian and as many as 27 non-Indian languages. Besides novels and short stories, Sathe wrote a play, a travelogue on Russia, 12 screenplays, and 10 ballads in the Marathi powada style.

Sathe's use of folkloric narrative styles like powada and lawani helped popularise and make his work accessible to many communities. In Fakira, Sathe portrays Fakira, the protagonist, revolting against the rural orthodox system and British Raj to save his community from utter starvation. The protagonist and his community are subsequently arrested and tortured by British officers, and Fakira is eventually killed by hanging.