Volume III Issue II April-June 2023

Name of Author : R Mani Kala Bharathi

Title of the paper : Social Discrimination and Casteism Approach in Representing Subalterns within Dalit Literature

Abstract: Those who are exploited, destitute, needy, and downtrodden are known as Dalits. There is no one accepted theory explaining how the Hindu caste system came to be. There are specific imbalances that result in social discrimination in every civilized community. Moreover, it is disguised as Casteism in India. The Dalits, tribals, and other marginalized literary voices were absent from discourses geared for gentry tastes. The Dalits are denied their core rights to equality, property ownership, and education. Consequently, Dalit literature appears as a voice for all oppressed, abused, and disadvantaged communities that have long suffered from societal injustice and oppression. The liberation of Dalits from this eternal link of slavery is the central theme of Dalit literature. To express their rage against the social system that is to blame for their degradation, Dalits utilize their writing as a tool. The study makes an effort to understand the Dalit peoples perspective and voice, as well as their transformation from silent, passive participants in history to aware subjects. The paper will also examine the causes of the growth of Dalit literature and its effects on our culture, as well as the social circumstances of Dalits in India and how they create their histories.

Keywords : Identity, Subaltern, Self-realization, Caste, Exploitation

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Page No. : 64-66