Towards Social Change: Essays on Dalit Literature

Dalit writings are aimed at social change, while their struggles imbue their work with intellectual clarity and self-confidence. Most of the essays dwell on the regional flavour of Dalit writing. One chapter makes a comparative study of Dalit and Holocaust literatures which share experiences of subjugation, suffering and torture. It also has an analysis of Narendra Jadhavs memoir Outcaste that travels from bitter memories to better dreams across three generations and finds Dalits attaining recognition and success against tremendous odds. As varied as it is revealing, this contributory volume will be valuable to students, scholars and researchers of Dalit Studies.