Authors : Tufan Bhaskar Awatale and Nikita U. Mishra
Page Nos : 44-48
Description :
It is said that literature is the refection of life and society. Every human life and all aspects of our society must be reflected in literature. Is this really true when we consider the socio-economically deprived and culturally marginalized class of our society? Mainstream literature never tried to hear the voice of voiceless in full measure. It was Dalit literature which protested against all forms of exploitations based on class, caste, gender, race, and occupation. It is a literature of protest, pain, anger, agony, and quest for identity. According to Arjun Dangale, Dalit literature is one which acquaints people with caste system and untouchability in India.
The present paper is primarily focused on Daya Pawar’s Baluta and Bama’s Karukku. These autobiographies were primarily written in Marathi and Tamil languages respectively and later on they were translated into English language. Baluta is a story of humiliation experienced by the author, both in rural and urban life which is narrated by Dagdu Maroti Pawar to the more literate Daya Pawar, both are the personas of the author himself. Bama being Dalit Christian woman experiences humiliation because of her caste and gender. In this paper the emphasis is given to the elements of self-denial and résistance in Daya Pawar’s Baluta and Bama’s Karukku.
