KRITHI

Wreathing in your wrath, Frothing in your love, Hither lies a heart Awaiting accord. Thine feigned oblivion Suspends mine inculpable petition; Intangible presence of a foe’s woe Ought to pervade thine dying days Waste not the love, Take not the blame. Hence, stone-hearted beloved Thence, reside forever Engulfed in my love Enthralled by my charm Ensnared by my tress Enshrined in my heart! -Santhwana Thomas

Why is Dalit Literature abound with victimized Dalit portrayals and why are there hardly any self-assertive stories of Dalits? For any Dalit to be self-assertive and self-confident, it is imperative for him to possess Dalit Consciousness, which is compelled by an immense impulsion. This driving force is typified by various internal and external means. Many factors  come into the formulation and solidification of Dalit Consciousness. Critics like Sharankumar Limbale talked at length about Dalit Consciousness, the impulse which stimulates every Dalit to accept his beingness as a Dalit and to be mindful of his subjugation and combat it, to demand respect and secure it. Being humiliated at a wedding made Phule cognizant of his Dalit being and aroused his Dalit consciousness.  As for Ambedkar this moment arrived when he was insulted initially at school and later at workplace. Reading the impassioned suicide note of Rohith Vemula made Yashica Dutt -a Dalit scholar consci...

            MARTIN LUTHER KING.JR          Blacks are discriminated on the basis of their colour and so are Dalits. Nevertheless, a group of scholars tend to ignore the prejudice against Dravidians on the basis of their skintone. Dalits and Blacks share similar disparaging experiences and are forced to face the same bane. This statement can be validated by the examples of Ambedkar and Martin Luther King Jr, the demi gods of the respective sections. Ambedkar and Martin Luther King Jr dedicated their entire lives for the progress of their corresponding communities. Both were men of immense intellect and unrestrainable zeal. The oppressive crises encountered by the duo had certain similitude. Education which is the sole emancipatory force of every subaltern community is not accorded to them for free in their respective countries. Ambedkar had to encounter deprecatory circumstances during his schooling in India and Luth...