Abstract

Indian society and its collective consciousness are polluted with casteism. After thousands of years of suppression and exploitation, the margin came to the centre and the other side of the history was revealed. Dalit literature gave insights about the dalit life which otherwise is never written in a dalit’s view. “Writing about Dalits by Dalit writers with a Dalit Consciousness” says Sharan Kumar Limbale about Dalit literature in his book Towards an Aesthetic of Dalit Literature. Having this as base, this paper proposes to study Imaiyam's Koveru Kazhuthaigal from dalit literary perspective and appreciate the life represented in it. The novel is set in an Indian village and the protagonists belong to the washerman community which is considered as the lowest of the lower in caste hierarchy practiced in Tamilnadu. The hypothesis is to question the collective consciousness regarding the inhuman casteist practices and demand change in the life of the oppressed and in the conscience of the oppressor. Famous Tamil Dalit writer Bama proposes eduation as a solution for casteism in her semi autobiographial text Karukku; Imaiyam shows change of place from rural to urban setup as a solution for better treatment. The real solution demands change from the oppressor too. Limitations of this research is the huge volume of the possible solution to the problem represented and the concrete presence of casteism in Indian psyche.

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  • Indian society and its collective consciousness are polluted with casteism

  • Having this as base, this paper proposes to study Imaiyam's Koveru Kazhuthaigal from dalit literary perspective and appreciate the life represented in it

  • மைதை ில் ஏற்பட வ ண்டும் என்பவத இவ் ாய் ின் எல்றல

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Indian society and its collective consciousness are polluted with casteism. After thousands of years of suppression and exploitation, the margin came to the centre and the other side of the history was revealed. வதசிய அை ில் மராத்திய தலித் இலக்கியம் சகய்ல் ஓம்வ த், அர்ஜனீ ் டாங்வல, லக்ஷமண் சகய்க் ாட், லக்ஷ்மண் மாவை, ஓம் பிரகாஷ் ால்மீகி, சரண்குமார் லிம்வபல் வபான்ை எழுத்தாைர்கைால் சதாடர்ந்து சபரும் க ைம் சபற்று இச்சூழலில் தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தில் தலித் ாழ் ியறல ஆய்வு சசய்யும் வநாக்கில் இறமயத்தின் 'வகாவ று கழுறதகள்’ புதிைம் வதர்ந்சதடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ைது. இவ் ாய்வு இறமயத்தின் 'வகாவ று கழுறதகள்’ புதிைத்தில் சவுரியின் குடும்பத்தின் நிகழ்வுகள் ழியாக ச ைிப்படும் சாதிய அடக்குமுறைகறை, தலித் ாழ் ியறலப் பதிவு சசய்கிைது. அவ் ாறு பதிவு சசய் தன் ாயிலாக சமூகத்தின் கூட்டு மைசாட்சிறயக் வகள் ிசயழுப்புகிைது.

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