Discourse of Dalit Marginality in India: The Question of Power and Agency in Contemporary Dalit Literature

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Mr. Anand Kumar , Dr. Raju Parghi

Dalit Marginality, Discrimination, Dalit agony, Discourse, Power/Knowledge, Agency, Othering

India is a homo-hierarchicus land where different groups of people live with different ideologies and religious faiths. The diversification from outer appearance seems good as it presents a totem of cohesion and unity, but intrinsically it advocates praxis of discrimination among the people of the land. The institution of caste system, which governs the social mobility in Indian society, proclaims a number of privileges to the upper caste people but at the same time, relegates a mass of vulnerable people, mainly the Dalits to the margin. This paper is a reaction against marginalization and caste based discrimination, which hinders development of the underprivileged section of the society. The purpose of the study is look for definition, forms and few significant instances of Dalit marginalization in order to explore the mechanism of Dalit marginality prevalent in Indian society. Using the discursive analysis, the study will explore the discourse of power agency in contemporary Dalit literature and also attempt to illustrate how adroitly the tapestry of Hindu scriptures has been employed by the authority in order to domesticate the Dalit marginality and subjugate the ordinary Dalit subjects.

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Mr. Anand Kumar & Dr. Raju Parghi (November-2021). Discourse of Dalit Marginality in India: The Question of Power and Agency in Contemporary Dalit Literature. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 6(11), 8-21. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2111003.pdf

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Research Area: Arts

Country: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

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