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Nagpur: Asha Bage , known for her explicit writing in Marathi, was honoured with the first Prof Ram Shewalkar ‘Sahityavrati’ award at Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh, Sitabuldi, on Thursday. A lot of what I write comes from what I read.”In his address, Kuvalekar said Bage is the author of many short story collections and award winning novels. The award was given under the aegis of Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal.Senior journalist Vijay Kuvalekar, littérateur Prabha Ganorkar and president of Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal Shripad Balchandra Joshi were present.The ceremony started with Asha Bage’s ‘Atithi’, one of her best works. She said, “I felt satisfied after writing ‘Atithi’ because I thought I was able to communicate to my readers what I wanted to. Brahmanical culture is very well reflected in her writings and it is not that she tries to fit it in..