Dalit Literature: Recent Responses and Ruminations

ABOUT THE BOOK Dalit literature with its traditions of protest, anger and rebellion against the mainstream literature has found its place on the world literary scenario thereby establishing itself as a distinct literary genre which has recently emerged in a milieu in which there is rather undoubtedly an increasing recognition and acknowledgement of the value of Dalit writings neatly conveying an unmistakable sense of optimism and sound hope for some better future with a firm sense of conviction that Dalit writings do convincingly interrogate and establish shared assumptions, views or opinions regarding Dalit consciousness in literature. Having received its first impetus with the arrival of notable and respectable leaders like Mahatma Phule and Dr Ambedkar in Maharashtra, who laid emphasis on the seminal concerns of Dalits through their theoretical writings, Dalit literature is said to have given birth to a new trend in Indian Writing in English. This edited volume of 26 research papers is a humble attempt to discover and fertilize the vast virgin territory of Dalit subjects in India with a focus on social hypocrisy and taboos, class discrimination class exploitation, intersectionality of caste, class and gender, panorama of psychological consciousness questioning caste and gender inequalities, subalternity, social realism and casteism, Dalit feminist standpoint, social injustice, Dalit feminism, longing for human integrity and dignity, vanquishing suppression through education, caste-class nexus, conservative and hedonistic religious extremism, marginalization, societal oppression and suppression, female emancipation, Dalit atrocities, class struggle, social and economic injustice, etc. This book will definitely serve its purpose of awakening Dalit consciousness in the readers. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr S. Chelliah is the Dean of Arts, Humanities & Languages, and Professor, Head, and Chairperson of School of English and Foreign Languages, and Special Officer for Planning & Development at Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai (Tamil Nadu). He did his MA in English Literature from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai and got his PhD degree in English from the same university. He has produced 25 PhD scholars, more than 209 MPhil scholars and 196 MA projects. He has published 11 books and 346 papers in various national and international journals and edited anthologies. He has served as the Dean for Curriculum Development of Madurai Kamaraj University, Director for Board of Studies Section, Director for Spoken English Institute of Madurai Kamaraj University, Co-ordinator for CBCS Wing, Liaison Officer for SC/ST Cell of Madurai Kamaraj University and Member of Board of Studies of both UG/PG of Pondicherry University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Bharathidhasan University, Trichy, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore and Gandhigrahm University and an Examiner of various colleges and universities at both PG and MPhil levels and also Co-ordinator for UGC remedial coaching scheme for SC/ST/OBC and minority categories. He has been awarded the Best Research Publisher Award (Highest Profile) and DLitt for excellent contribution in English Literature and Language by International Economics University (SAARC Countries). Dr Bijender Singh (MA, MPhil, PhD, DLitt, UGC-NET, U-SET, M-SET, HP-SET, H-TET) is the Editor-in-Chief of The Expression: An International Multidisciplinary e-Journal. Presently, he lives at Rohtak and works as an English lecturer, editor and writer. He has qualified UGC-NET, Uttrakhand SET, Maharashtra and Goa SET, Himachal Pradesh SET, Haryana TET. He has written a few essays, some short-stories and many Hindi lyrics, ghazals, nazms and English poems. He has published many articles in peer-reviewed and UGC-Listed national and international journals and edited anthologies. He has participated in many seminars and conferences as a keynote-speaker, resource person and paper presenter. Many research papers/articles have been written and published on his poetry books from India and abroad. He has written/published more than thirty books. Few of his books are available in the library catalogues of Oxford University (UK), Central Library of Zurich (Switzerland), Stanford University, The University of Minnesota, The University of Chicago, Columbia University, The Library of Congress (USA) and many more world-class libraries. CONTENTS Introduction .9 Contributors .23 1. Inter-caste Marriage and Dalit Responses in Vijay Tendulkar’s Kanyadaan . 33 Dr S. Chelliah and Dr Bijender Singh 2. Intersectionality of Caste, Class and Gender in P. Sivakami’s The Grip of Change .43 Dr S. R. Chaitra 3. Questioning Caste and Gender Inequalities in the Poems of Vijila Chirappad .55 Dr K. Muthamil Selvi 4. A Study on the Growth of Dalit Literature in India .65 Dr K. Thiyagarajan 5. Struggles of a Dalit Luminary: Peeping into the Life and Works of Harish Mangalam .75 Dr Suruchi Sharma 6. Marginalisation and Oppression in Selected Indian Dalit Autobiographies .89 Dr Kusum Kanger 7. Intuition and Perception of Dalit in the Contemporary Society: An Excogitation from the Selected Poems of Mou Mukherjee and Bijay Kant Dubey .99 Dr C. Ramakrishnan and T. Umaa Parameswari 8. Panorama of Psychospiritual Consciousness as Interpreted in the Psychic Realm of Dalit Writers . 109 Dr C. Ramya 9. Dalit Trauma and Identity in Suraj Yengde’s Caste Matters . 121 Dr Meenu Dudeja 10. Caste Discrimination and Oppression: A Subaltern Study of Imayam’s Beasts of Burden . 129 Dr R. Karthika Devi 11. Breaking the Chains of Casteism: Dalit Women as Portrayed in Baby Kamble’s The Prisons We Broke . 139 R. Abirami 12. Caste Conquerors All: A Study of Girish Karnad’s Talé-Danda . 147 N. Kaushi Reddy 13. Construction of Society with Social Injustice . 155 N. Padmapriyadharshini 14. Dalit Feminism in Urmila Pawar’s The Weave of My Life: A Dalit Woman’s Memoir . 163 S. Sujitha 15. Longing for Human Dignity in Pralhad Chendwanar’s “My Father” . 173 Dr V. Umamageswari 16. Vanquishing Suppression through Education: A Study of Narendra Jadhav’s Outcaste: A Memoir . 179 A. Vanathi 17. Portrayal of the Subaltern Elements in Selected Novels of Upamanyu Chatterjee . 187 I. Amal Raj 18. Emerging Trends in Dalit Intellectualism: Literature and Theorisation . 199 Lalithambigai Veluchamy 19. Caste-Class Nexus in Meena Kandasamy’s Selected Works: A Critical Study . 211 Dr Anitha J. Mattam 20. Major Themes in Namdeo Dhasal’s Golpitha: An Analysis from Dalit Feminist Perspectives . 217 Dr N. Gnanaselvi 21. Social Inequalities, Injustice and Marginalisation: A Ripple Effect in Mahasweta Devi’s Bayen . 225 Dr S. Padmavathy 22. Caste Discrimination and Social Oppression on Dalits in the Society through Bama’s Sangati. 233 Dr A. Shafina Banu 23. Helplessless of a Dalit Woman in Raja Rao’s “Javni” . 241 Dr S. Fathima Syeda 24. From Blue Devils to Bliss: A Critical Perspective of Urmila Pawar’s The Weave of My Life . 249 Dr J. Ahamed Meeran 25. Aravinda Malagatti’s Government Brahamana: A Path Breaking Autobiography. 265 Gavin Jude Wilson 26. Dalit Atrocities and Caste Discrimination in Baburao Bagul’s When I Hid My Caste . 277 Dr Shikha Saxena Index . 287 The Title 'Dalit Literature: Recent Responses and Ruminations written/authored/edited by Edited by:- Dr S. Chelliah, Dr Bijender Singh', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9789353246372 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 299 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Political Science / Literature. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-