Literary Criticism-Dalit Studies
By B. Mangalam
The introductory chapter traces the rise of Dalit consciousness in the Tamil literary world, exploring how Dalit writing moved away from a Marxist and Periyarist framework and carved its own space. The author marks the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989 and the centenary celebrations of Dr BR Ambedkar’s birth in 1990 as significant events that impacted the Tamil literary discourse.
Reviewed by: Aazhi Arasi A