Exploring Dalit Experiences: A Comparative Study of the Autobiographical Narratives of Balbir Madhopuri, Tulsi Ram, Sharankumar Limbale and Siddalingaiah

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dc.contributor.authorGora, Devendra Kumar
dc.contributor.supervisorSen, Rajinder Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-21T06:36:32Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T07:53:06Z
dc.date.available2020-08-21T06:36:32Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T07:53:06Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractDalits have been regarded and perceived inferior and substandard within the wisely constructed hierarchical society in which caste controls the behaviour pattern of the subjects. This research tries to explore the marginalisation, oppression, and exploitation of Dalits in Indian social set-up by undertaking the comparative analysis of autobiographical narratives of Balbir Madhopuri, Tulsi Ram, Sharankumar Limbale and Siddalingaiah. The selected four writers represent contemporary Dalits of the different geographical locations Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka respectively. Being the representative of Dalits, these authors deal with the cause of Dalits in their literary creations. They voice against the victimisation of subjugated Dalits into the diverse socio-cultural locations. The research interrogates social and cultural norms in different episodes of selected autobiographies and use the personal experience of writers to expose the discrimination and subjugation of Dalits. A thematic approach from Dalit perspective has been adopted for this study. The research probe into the positioning of Dalits in hierarchical structure and how the basic rights are violated. The study comprehensively exhibits the effort of the writers to create new space using education as the mean for upward mobility.en_US
dc.identifier.accessionnoT00845
dc.identifier.citationGora, Devendra Kumar & Sen, Rajinder Kumar (2018) Exploring Dalit Experiences: A Comparative Study of the Autobiographical Narratives of Balbir Madhopuri, Tulsi Ram, Sharankumar Limbale and Siddalingaiahen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/2730
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCentral University of Punjaben_US
dc.subjectAutobiographyen_US
dc.subjectCasteen_US
dc.subjectDaliten_US
dc.subjectHuman Rightsen_US
dc.subjectIdentityen_US
dc.subjectUntouchability.en_US
dc.titleExploring Dalit Experiences: A Comparative Study of the Autobiographical Narratives of Balbir Madhopuri, Tulsi Ram, Sharankumar Limbale and Siddalingaiahen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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