: essays on dalit literature Sankar Prasad Singha Ed creator Singha, Sankar Prasad Ed Acharya, Indranil Ed text Hyderabad Orient Blackswan 2014 monographic eng

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viii,189p HB 22x14cm Dalit writings have a sense of defiance, identity and revolt. The struggles that Dalit writers have had to go through provide them with intellectual clarity and self-confidence. The essays in this collection discuss themes from various regions. A piece on the dilemmas that a translator faces delves into the problems and politics of representation of the subaltern in an Amitav Ghosh novel. Another chapter makes a comparative study of Dalit and Holocaust (Nazi Germany) literatures which share experiences of subjugation, suffering and torture. An analysis of Narendra Jadhav s memoir Outcaste that travels from bitter memories to better dreams across three generations finds Dalits attaining recognition and success against dreadful odds. A look at some Bengali Dalit poems shows how revolutionary anger is channelled to achieve an aesthetic effect. The creation of a forum for marginalised women writers in Andhra Pradesh is vividly described. Classical Realism Dalits of Bengal Dalit Poetry Past and Present 820.409 SINT 9788125053446 220906 20251208094922.0