The Formation of Dalit Sensibility in Dalit Literature Kusum Lata*Surekha Dangwal** In Indian society there exists a hierarchical ordering of people called Varna System which refers to “a notional all India fourfold division of society into estates based on function” and each individual has a position in society according to this hierarchy laid out by the Law books of the classical period. The upper rung of this system is the ‘Brahmins’ followed by ‘Kshatriyas’ (Warriors) and ‘Vaishyas’ (Merchants)
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Topic for the Seminar:Dalits In India By K.Hymavathi Asst.Proffessor Dept.Of AS&H Vitam College of Engg. Visakhapatnam My Paper deals with the “Social Status of Dalits during the pre and post Independent India” India is a vast country. It is a land of rich culture and heritage. It is also a land of unity in diversity with its people following multi-religion and speaking many languages. India enjoys a democratic form of government. It has become independent 62years ago. Cast System In India: Social
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on the under-privileged people‚ namely‚ the Dalits in India. Though it is an encouraging fact‚ yet more systematic and classified studies are required because the Dalits are located over a wide range of areas‚ languages‚ cultures‚ and religions‚ where as the problems and solutions vary. Since the scholars and historians have ignored the Dalits for many centuries‚ a general study will not expose sufficiently their actual condition. Even though the Dalit Christian problems are resembling‚ Catholics
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The Feministic Handmaid’s Tale Margret Atwood’s novel: The Handmaid’s Tale is thought to portray a feminist parable of a repressive pseudo-Christian regime of the near future. This feminist tale advocates Atwood’s alignment with Liberal Feminism‚ a separation from First and Second Wave of Feminism‚ from the early nineteenth-century roots through 1970s. Offred‚ the main character - primarily referred to as Jane‚ defends love as an important human emotion‚ which leads into the gender roles and
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Hindi Dalit literature’s moment has arrived. After years of obscurity and unflattering comparisons to the maturity and expressiveness of Dalit literature in languages such as Marathi and Tamil‚ creative Dalit writing in Hindi is finally reaching a more visible level of popular recognition. Hindi Dalit novels‚ autobiographies‚ short-story and poetry anthologies‚ as well as volumes of literary criticism‚ are today being regularly published by Delhi’s top Hindi-language publishing houses‚ Rajkamal and
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Dalit Empowerment in India: Dalits movement for empowerment started way back during second half of the nineteenth century with reformatory efforts to uplift the backward groups of Indian society‚ especially ‘Dalits’. Later on‚ it turned into seeking state intervention and generating the idea of paying special attention to Dalits/untouchables. Dalits/Untouchables have been described as “The oppressed of the oppressed and lowest of the low”‚ who have not been benefited from the opening up of modern
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are children affected mentally and physically by bullying from peers? What could be provided and integrated to encourage a more positive environment at school? The topic that I have chosen for QUEST is Bullying. All my life I’ve seen many kids harassed and embarrassed in all kinds of ways‚ whether it’s physical bullying‚ verbal bullying‚ or cyber bullying. I’ve always wanted to know what makes a person want to cause that kind of pain to others
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from Antonio Gramsci who initially used it in to refer to persons of lower rank (Gramsci 55) and it has its roots in Post Colonial theory. Spivak used it to refer to the marginalized‚ downtrodden or those who were outside the “hegemonic power structure(s)” (Singh 113) of the society. They are discriminated on multiple grounds and denied the rights‚ freedom and opportunities in society. Singh suggests that in recent times it is used to refer to “those who lack agency in society and access to social power”
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Dalit Consciousness in Limbale’s Outcast Submitted to MAHATHMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY Ajith P.C SAAA10159974 CMS COLLEGE KOTTAYAM FEBRUARY 2013 Declaration I hereby declare that the thesis entitled “Limbale’s Outcaste as an awakening dalit consciousness” submitted to the Mahatma Gandhi University is an original bonafide record of the research work carried out by me at the department of English‚ C.M.S college Kottayam‚ under the supervision of Dr. Sobhana
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