Monday, 2 March 2015

Dalit Opinions

Namashkar,
                 This Blog attempts to integrate Dalit Literature with Digital Humanities by seeking your opinions on Dalit Literature. Please go through the following questions once and give your valuable response. Please don't forget to add your name and place. All Positive and Negative Responses are welcome! I will definitely love to respond. Waiting for your comments.............. thank you........


  • What are your opinions on Dalit Literature?
  • Which Dalit Literature are you familiar with - Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi, Urdu, etc?
  • Which genre of Dalit Literature is your pick - poems, short stories, essays, drama, autobiographical novels, etc?
  • Who is your favourite Dalit Writer? How many works of that writer do you know?
  • How did you come to know about Dalit Writings - teachers, friends or random pick?
  • If you are a researcher or have a keen interest in the trends of Dalit Literature -                                      a. What themes do you regularly see in the research papers on Dalit Texts?                             b. What themes do you think could be researched upon i.e. what fresh ideas can be brought in?
  • Do you find repetition in the themes of Dalit Writings? Do you think there is no innovation in the themes i.e. they are constantly repackaged?
  • Do you easily find Dalit Texts in bookshops, library, shopping sites, etc? Do you think Dalit Texts of regional languages are easily accessible across the country? What are the reasons for this? What are your suggestions?
  • Are there any other comments you would like to make?