Dalit assertion in society, literature and history

Contributor(s): Imtiaz Ahmad | Shashi Bhushan UpadhyayMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Hyderabad Orient Blackswan 2010Description: 320 pISBN: 9788125040545Subject(s): India caste dalits dalits in literatureDDC classification: 305.5688 Summary: The essays in this volume provide an incisive analysis of the identity of the Dalits in history , literature and society. They focus on Dalit assertion and agency in postcolonial India, their quest to break free from poverty and social exclusion after centuries of oppression, and also the dynamics of a pervasive caste system which is inimical to the growth of a collective consciousness among the backward classes.
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The essays in this volume provide an incisive analysis of the identity of the Dalits in history , literature and society. They focus on Dalit assertion and agency in postcolonial India, their quest to break free from poverty and social exclusion after centuries of oppression, and also the dynamics of a pervasive caste system which is inimical to the growth of a collective consciousness among the backward classes.

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