<p>Till March, Navnath Gore was a lecturer in a college in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, but the Covid-19-induced lockdown took away his contract job and reduced him to a farm labourer.</p>.<p>Gore (32), a resident of a small village, Nigdi, in Jat tehsil of Sangli district, is also a recipient of a literary award, 'Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar', but that is hardly a consolation for a man who has fallen on hard times due to the outbreak of coronavirus.</p>.<p>Coming to terms with the reality of losing job, a situation faced by millions worldwide, he decided to work as a farm labourer in his home district to support his family.</p>.<p>Gore now earns a meagre income of Rs 400 per day.</p>.<p>A post-graduate in Marathi from the Shivaji University in Kolhapur district, Gore started writing his maiden novel <em>Fesati </em>during his post-graduation days.</p>.<p>The book got published in 2017 and in 2018 he won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.</p>.<p>"After I won the award, I received an offer from a college in Ahmednagar district where I started working as a lecturer on a clock hour basis and used to get Rs 10,000 per month.</p>.<p>"In February this year, my father passed away and the responsibility of my mother and a 50-year-old brother, who is physically challenged, came on my shoulders," said Gore.</p>.<p>After the death of his father, Gore went home in February, but could not go back to his teaching job as the lockdown was imposed in March-end to curb the Covid-19 spread.</p>.<p>"I came back to my village in February. Since my job was contractual, the income from the college also stopped.</p>.<p>"With no income, it was difficult for us to make the ends meet. I then started taking up odd-jobs and also started working as a farm labourer in the region," he added.</p>.<p>Gore, who travels long distances in the region for work, said he earns around Rs 400 if he works full day.</p>.<p>Gore recalled his student days in Kolhapur, where, while pursuing his post-graduation, he used to work as a security guard at an ATM centre to support his family.</p>.<p>'Fesati' is a story of a youth, who against all odds, completes his education. The book also depicts the plight of farmers. </p>
<p>Till March, Navnath Gore was a lecturer in a college in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, but the Covid-19-induced lockdown took away his contract job and reduced him to a farm labourer.</p>.<p>Gore (32), a resident of a small village, Nigdi, in Jat tehsil of Sangli district, is also a recipient of a literary award, 'Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar', but that is hardly a consolation for a man who has fallen on hard times due to the outbreak of coronavirus.</p>.<p>Coming to terms with the reality of losing job, a situation faced by millions worldwide, he decided to work as a farm labourer in his home district to support his family.</p>.<p>Gore now earns a meagre income of Rs 400 per day.</p>.<p>A post-graduate in Marathi from the Shivaji University in Kolhapur district, Gore started writing his maiden novel <em>Fesati </em>during his post-graduation days.</p>.<p>The book got published in 2017 and in 2018 he won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.</p>.<p>"After I won the award, I received an offer from a college in Ahmednagar district where I started working as a lecturer on a clock hour basis and used to get Rs 10,000 per month.</p>.<p>"In February this year, my father passed away and the responsibility of my mother and a 50-year-old brother, who is physically challenged, came on my shoulders," said Gore.</p>.<p>After the death of his father, Gore went home in February, but could not go back to his teaching job as the lockdown was imposed in March-end to curb the Covid-19 spread.</p>.<p>"I came back to my village in February. Since my job was contractual, the income from the college also stopped.</p>.<p>"With no income, it was difficult for us to make the ends meet. I then started taking up odd-jobs and also started working as a farm labourer in the region," he added.</p>.<p>Gore, who travels long distances in the region for work, said he earns around Rs 400 if he works full day.</p>.<p>Gore recalled his student days in Kolhapur, where, while pursuing his post-graduation, he used to work as a security guard at an ATM centre to support his family.</p>.<p>'Fesati' is a story of a youth, who against all odds, completes his education. The book also depicts the plight of farmers. </p>