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DALIT HISTORY AND THE FORMATION OF AN IMAGINED COMMUNITY IN KERALA

    1 Author(s):  MUSADHIQUE KOTTAPARAMBAN . SAMEEMA SULAIMAN

Vol -  7, Issue- 3 ,         Page(s) : 317 - 331  (2016 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

This paper attempts to study the formation of a dalit community and identity in Kerala. Recent years have seen a spurt of dalit writings in Malayalam literature. Our interest in these writings arose with the publication of several writings in Malayalam periodicals. These writings advocated the existence of a dalit identity and community in Kerala. Here we approach this debate through a study of identity politics and community formation and in the emerging ‘dalit literature’ of Kerala. We discuss the relationship of dalit identity formation, politicization in their representation in literature and my focus is on dalit and adivasi debates in Kerala. The debate on the dalit of Kerala has an important relationship with discussion on the Maharashtra dalit literature. We outline the debates on dalits and dalit writings in Kerala. Issues like identity formation, community formation and other issues have been taken for study.

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