DALIT LITERATURE Dalit literature is the forum and the medium of expression of the experiences of the communities that have been excommunicated‚ marginalized‚ exploited and humiliated for ages in the Indian caste-ridden Hindu society. (The term dalit literally means the downtrodden‚ depressed and underprivileged.) Dalit literature reflects dalit experience and sensibility‚ attempting to define and assert dalit identity from a primarily dalit point of view. In many ways‚ it is a protest literature
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world are second class citizens. For Dalt women‚ the problem is grave‚ their identity gave them a different set of problems.” Sangati encapsulates the author’s experience of working within an erogenous and apprised society and the serious of several interconnected anecdotes‚ experiences‚ news‚ and events as narrated in the book‚ from an autobiography of a community. Sangati is a portrayal of many trouble witnessing stories as one’s writer’s paati said “Once you are born a woman can you go and confront
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‘The narrator’s quest for Trout Fishing in America is a series of disappointments’ (Tony Tanner). How important do you feel disappointment‚ loss and death are in Trout Fishing in America? The importance of disappointment‚ loss and death in Richard Brautigan’s Trout Fishing in America can’t be ignored or overlooked as it is a constant and recurring theme throughout the novel. However‚ the way in which Brautigan conveys this reoccurring theme is mainly through his use of humour‚ witticism and absurdism
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towards the women of the Paraya community. They used obscene language and swore at them‚ told them that since their husbands were away they should entertain the police at night‚ winked at them and shoved their guns against their bodies. The women in Bama’s Karukku though marginalized‚ they have the courage to bounce back‚ to live and to earn their livelihood without the support of the males. The police authorities became furious when they found that the women were smart enough to continue working and
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really punished; They never taught us subject‚ Only that ugly unseen object. I like others‚ born with same red blood‚ Then why I‚ suffocating in caste flood? Thus the life portrayed in these two works‚ shows how both the black people and the Dalits are being suppressed. Even though they make their own life .It is clear “great men are not born‚ they grow great”. The circumstances under which they live made them to struggle bravely and have brought them great. Book Cited: 1. Walker Pierre
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Importance of subaltern literature- a teleological approach Dear and Rev. Father Principal‚ respected staff‚ my beloved students‚ friends‚ ladies and gentlemen. I feel a bit circumscribed in to stand before you to deliver this keynote address. I feel so‚ because I am not a literature student‚ nor am I in any way connected to literary world except as a lay person who loves literature and its richness in bringing out human emotions‚ values‚ and worldviews. But at the same time‚ I am honored to be
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College & Shri Sayan Sahakari khand Udhyog Arts College‚ Olpad. Dist. Surat. Gujarat. E-mail ID: sanjay_lalani07@rediffmail.com Contact No. 98797 07046 8th September 2014 Urmila Pawar’s ‘Aaydan’ (The Wave of My Life: Dalit Woman’s Memoir): A New Feministic Movement of Dalit Consciousness Abstract: Indian women voices have been silenced for ages due to various reasons. The contemporary Indian women are bold and well-educated. They are thoroughly aware with their rights and duties.
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Memories of Childhood – Zitkala Sa‚ Bama Two people recall their childhood when they were made victims of social inequalities. Zitkala Sa was a Red Indian. She was admitted in the Carlisle Indian School run by the British. The school authorities imposed a lot of rules on the students‚ some for the students’ good and some to show the British superiority and some for fun. But Zitkala could not agree with all this; she could not think of allowing her long hair to be cut. She didn’t like to wear
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nation under the British regime after 400 years of Mughal rule. Despite many changes during this long period‚ one unchanging phenomenon was castediscrimination. Before British rule‚ a stream of Sufi saints had rejected the Brahmanism and injustice to Dalits (untouchables)‚ but their main focus was on encouraging self-awareness and trust in a seemingly egalitarian religion with a non-discriminating‚ omnipresent and omnipotent god. Real changes came in the 19th century‚ when the leaders of deprived castes
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Re (claim) of Identity: A Feministic Perspective on Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace Margaret Atwood has published many volumes of poetry and short stories‚ but is best known as a novelist. Her Alias Grace (1996) is one of several novels focusing on women’s issues. Initially‚ Margaret Atwood’s all leading characters are victims of quest of survival but their quest of survival make them able to face the challenges of their life. As a result‚ in her world of fiction quest of survival is agony for the
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