Abstract

The Present paper traces the journey of Dalit Literature in India andrepresentation of Dalit Characters in the works of Indian Writers.Dalits, the marginalized, outcastes, have undergone a long period ofhard sufferings and travails till Dalit Literature has come of an age inPost- Independence Era with some canonical Indian texts by thewriters like Premchand. Dalit Literature in India emerged for the firsttime in Marathi and from thereon it went on in other Southern statesand then to Northern regions of India. The paper also interweaves init the famous Dalit Charatcers like Gangi, Velutha, Bakha of theUntouchables Chamar family of A Fine Balance; Dalits Portrayed byBama. Towards An Aesthetics of Dalit Literature is a famous criticalwork in the area of Dalit Literature by Dalit writer Sharan KumarLimbale. The literary works voiced the community's pangs and itbecame united resultantly to find a better treatment in the society andbecame united for their cause. Its aestheticism lies in the challengesand pains borne by the Dalits. Dalit works are an emancipation of thecommunity.

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