Dalit Fiction-Hindi
By Deeba Zafir
Chapter 1 provides the much-needed historical overview and discusses the contribution of lesser-known pioneers in this domain. While it is a critical commonplace to posit Hindi Dalit Writings as a post-Mandal phenomenon, Zafir traces, in a historical overview, Dayanand Batohi’s short stories, pre-dating them to even Satish’s ‘Vachan Baddh’, published in 1975 (hitherto believed to be the first Dalit short story in Hindi).
Reviewed by: B. Mangalam
Edited by Rajat Rani Meenu and Vandana
Anita Bharti’s ‘Nayi Dhar’ foregrounds the question of feminist solidarity. She raises pertinent questions pertaining to ways in which upper caste, middle class women have appropriated feminist concerns, taking away Dalit women’s right to politically represent themselves.
Reviewed by: Bharti Arora