Dalit Discourse : Critical Perspectives in Indian Literature

The contributions of Dalit writers have been emerging every day to enrich Dalit literature as well as Indian literature in recent years. The significances of Dalit identity in the caste hegemonic society are brought out in the Dalit literature. Dalit discourse in Indian Literature is not confined only to the life-condition and struggle of the people on the lowest rung of the social hierarchy but vividly and candidly portrays the whole socio political religio-economic and cultural perspectives. The people who suffers and demands the representation of their agony and thus they could create their own space for Dalit discourse. The word ‘Dalit Discourse’ is also crucial. It is an emphasis not on voice or borrowed theory but an autonomous language to articulate a dalit view of the world. The present edited book offers the issues of Dalit Discourse in Indian Literature. The study of Dalit Discourse in Indian Literature is so vast that it cannot be presented or tackled in single book still it is a sincere attempt to highlight the most at its best.