Dalit literature
Introduction:-
The very word “Dalit” is not new to us appropriately it was used in the 1930's as Hindi and Maratha translation of “Depressed Classes”.
A term the British use for what
are now called the sedual caste in
1970’s .The Dalit panthers revival the term and expanded its references to
including sedual tries poor peasants
women and all those being exploited political , economic and in the name of religious
.SO Dalit is not a caste it is a symbol of change and revolution.
Dalit Literature:-
Dalit literature is a kind
of literature which deals with the dalits it also deals with the oppressed
class under Indian caste system which in directly means the Dalits though Dalit
narrative have been a part of the Indian social narratives since 11TH
CENTURY ON WAS IT PROTRAYS Dalit as half
naked an exploited Dalit literature
emerged in to promises and as a the corrective voice after 1960 starting with
Marathi , Hindi , Canada , Telugu and Tamil languages though self narratives like poems short stories
and autobiographies known for contribution to Dalit politics .It is often
compared with the African American literature especially in depiction of issue
of Russian segregation and injustice.
Amebedcaris Sahitay (Dalit literature):-
In 1993, Amebedcaris
Sahitay perished was organized first
Akhil Bhartiy Amebedcaris Sahitay Samelan in Maharashtra.The special purpose for
that was to re conceptualize and transform “ Dalit Literature” into “ Amedicaris
Literature” after the name of its modern age hero doctor B.R. Ambedkar slowly
and standby got popularity and second Samelan was organized in 1994 following
the third Samelan in 1996. Amebedcaris Sahitay parishad was from 1992 with the
aim to contact people with common ideals, problems and explanation of those who
joined the Samelan expressed their anguish and philosophy though there
literature against the oppression and to make their present felt in the world.
The history of Dalit literature:-
The first Dalit writer was
Maratha , Chennai in 11th century who was considered to be the
father of Vachana poetry another poet who got much popularity was dohara
Kakkaha who was born as Dalit in the 28th century .The term of Dalit
came into use 1958 in the first confesses of Maharashtra .Dalit literature
society was held at Mumbai the movement was driven by thinkers like Jyotiba
Fule and Bhimrao Amededcar of Dalit writing in Maharashtra .his first
collection of story’s “ When I have canceled my caste “published in 1963.
Namdeo Dhasal was also one of the famous writers of Dalit literature.
There are many Dalit
writers like Arun Kamle, Krishnan Kamle, Raja Thale, Daya Pawar, Banbha Madhav,
Laxshamna Mane, Laxshan Gaikwad, Bhimsen Dethe Amdaddash shinde; Mayur Vhatkar
etc belong to Maharashtra.
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