Dalit Politics and Literature

The Dalit movements in India have occupied significant place in the history of social movements as well as in the discourse of social sciences. These movements have addressed numerous issues that facilitate to understand and analyse Indian polity.\nThe literary expression of political consciousness and movements among or for the Dalits in North India is the new emerging trend. This trend has served enormously to the cause and widened its constituency. The book explores relationship between politics and literature with a critical analysis of texts from the Hindi literature both by Dalits and non-Dalits. It underlines not only the major issues and concerns of the movements but also to demonstrate that political consciousness is also expressed through many more innovative and creative methods like art and literature.\nTable of Contents : Preface Introduction Political Consciousness and Literary Expression Literary Expression; Idealism; Positivism; Formalism; Structuralism; Sociological Literary Criticism; Marxist School; Placing Hindi Dalit Literature Dalit Consciousness and Movement Meaning of the term 'Movement'; Brief History of Dalit Movement; Dalit Literature and Aesthetics Premchand to Mannu Bhandari: Critical Analysis Kafan (1936): Premchand; Godan (1936): Premchand; Dharati Dhan Na Apana (1972): Jagdish Chandra; Nachyo Bahut Gopal (1978): Amrit Lal Nagar; Mahabhoj (1979): Mannu Bhandari Mohan Dass Naimishray to Recent Writings Towards Empowerment Apne Apne Pinjare (1995): Mohan Dass Naimishray; Socio-economic Context; Cultural Context; Political Context/; Kranti Shesh Hai (1995): Lalchand 'Rahi'; Suno Brahaman (1996): Malkhan Singh; Joothan (1997): Om Prakash Balmiki; Socio-political Context; Gunga Nahin Tha Main (1997): Jai Prakash Kardam; Harry Kab Aayega (1999)