Dalit Feminism: A Voice for the Voiceless in Aruna Gogulamanda's "A Dalit Woman in the Land of Goddesses"

P Gopika Unni
2020 Shanlax International Journal of English  
Dalit Feminism is feminism, which has great significance in the contemporary casteist society. It aims at equality, right, and justice for the lowest strata of the society, that is, Dalit Women. Aruna Gogulamanda's "A Dalit Woman in the land of Goddesses" focuses on the double-edged swordf marginalization, which a Dalit woman has to suffer in the patriarchal casteist era, both as a woman and also as a Dalit. She is a poet who articulates her voice for the voiceless section of the society, that
more » ... s, the Dalit women, who are suppressed in the hands of male chauvinism.
doi:10.34293/english.v8i3.2269 fatcat:zxivhma6srdgvdfcz6ga3mdk6y