Dalit Ecologies

Dalit Ecologies explores the ecological experiences histories and perspectives integrated within Dalit writing art and culture. Aligning with theories of environment justice and ecological struggles experienced by Black populations the book delves into six major themes: caste earth and earthly environment labour and mobility casteization of technology and industry climate justice Dalit Bahujan Anthropocene and eco-literary tradition. It looks at the relationship between caste and environment Dalit autobiographies folktales and novels city waste and discard caste-based industry and occupation technological injustice weather caste and climate change and Black-Dalit ecologies. Expanding the boundaries of environmental studies the book brings attention to individuals like Adwaita Mallabarman Bama Nek Chand and Deena-Bhadri on the one hand and specific places and arenas like the rock garden tannery brick kiln steel industry and sanitation on the other.