Tamil dalit literature My own experience

• Other Authors: Buck, David C. (Editor), Kannan, M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Pondichéry Institut Français de Pondichéry 2011
• Series: Mondes Indiens/South Asia
• Subjects: Literature: history & criticism; Tamil contemporary literature; dalit people; Indian literature; caste system
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Now, however, there are voices representing millions of Dalits - people who certainly do speak for themselves, but many of whom cannot write for themselves, and would not be published if they did. Some of those voices, translated from Tamil into English, are contained in this volume, along with an e...