Motyarin (anthology of Gondi poems),
Mhorki (Marathi poetry),
Ek Jhonka Anandacha (children’s songs in Marathi),
Gondwana Ki Mahan Viranganayein (Hindi),
Gondwana Mein Kachargarh: Pavitra Bhumi (Hindi) and
Aheracha Badla Aher (Marathi play). Ushakiran Aatram spoke with Forward Press Hindi Editor Nawal Kishore Kumar. Edited excerpts:
When and where were you born? What is your family background?
I was born at Nandori village on 28 April 1954. My father was Dadaji Kushan Shah Atram and my Aayi (Marathi for mother) was Shalubai. My father was the son of a landlord who hailed from the Atram royal family of Chandagarh. My grandfather’s name was Sundarshah Atram.