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Alienation, consciousness and assertion: an interpretation of Oriya Dalit narrative.
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Language Forum
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January 1, 2007
- Author:
- Kumar, Raj
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this paper is to discuss the historical context of the emergence of a new literary genre called "Oriya Dalit literature" which reflected the growing identity, awareness and consciousness of the Oriya Dalits during the colonial period and post-independence days. Although there was no literary genre distinctively known as "Dalit literature" during the pre-independence in Orissa, an examination of some literary works written by the Dalit intellectuals as well as the upper caste progressive writers indicate that the oppression, agony and anger of the Dalit masses is reflected in their writings. An attempt has been made in this paper to analyze the ...