Sattantar (सत्तांतर)

काळाप्रमाणेच संघर्षही सतत वाहतच असतो. त्याला खंड असा नसतोच. असलीच; तर भरती असते, पूर असतो. जेव्हा-जेव्हा खाणारी तोंड भरमसाट वाढतात, गर्दी होते, तेव्हा-तेव्हा संघर्ष उचल खातो. जेव्हा अस्थिरता निर्माण होते, एखादी जात धोक्यात येते, बाहेरून परकं कोणी येतं आणि बंदिस्त टोळीत घुसू पाहतं, तेव्हा संघर्ष उतू जातो. ज्यांना बोलता येतं; ते हा राग, उद्दामपणा, ‘संघर्ष’ शब्दांतून दाखवतात. ज्यांना बोलता येत नाही, त्यांचे राग-लोभ, प्रेम हावभावांतून, स्पर्शातूनच सांगितले जातात. संघर्ष पेटला की, शस्त्रास्त्रं वापरली जातात. ज्यांना शस्त्रास्त्रं माहीतच नसतात, ते सुळे, नखं वापरतात. ‘संघर्ष’ सर्वत्र भरून राहिलेला असतो.

Sattantar marathi book is awarded by Sahitya Academy Award in 1983. Sattantar is written by Vyankatesh Madgulkar. Time flows relentlessly and so does the struggle to time. It does not take a break. If at all there is any change then it is in the form of high tide or overflowing. It is always on the side of worsening. Whenever there are more mouths to feed, a lot of people around this struggle reaches to peak. Whenever sharing land and food becomes inevitable, resistance is unavoidable. Confrontation is at its worst when someone tries to intrude our caste and our system and then tries to break through the impregnable walls of society. Those who are really able to speak, often blurt out their anger and antagonism through words. Those who are not able to speak out, reflect their love and hatred through actions, body language and so on. Once struggle starts, it takes a hideous form. Words appear to be deficient. Weapons take place of words then. Whenever there is a shortage of weapons, then often tusks and nails are used in place. Struggle envelopes everything. 

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