Unit 1 Key Concepts
Definition of the Dalit-Varna and caste hierarchy- Opposition to Brahminical hegemony and ideology-bhakti movement-B.R. Ambedkar’s contribution to the Dalit movement Reservation – Dalit Movements- Dalit Panther Movement, Adi Dharm Movement-Dalit Buddhist Movement-Role of Brahma Samaj and Arya Samaj-Kerala Renaissance-Narayana Guru and Ayyankali- the Dalit awakening-shaking off the social shackles- the development of Dalit sensibility- Emergence of Indian Dalit Literature- Language of the Dalit- Dalit women writers- Anita Dube’s contribution for Dalit/ subaltern expression in Kochi-Muziris Biennale- Dalit expression through installations and other conceptualistic form of contemporary art- Dalit prospects of development of independent sensibilities in art- Their attempts for social reform through self-expression in Art and Literature.
Unit II Poetry and Drama
- P Karuppan : “Pulayas”
- Poykayil Appachan : “Song”
- Pitambara Tarai: “Untouchable”
- D Rajkumar: “ Our Gods do not Hide”
- Siddhalingaiah: “The Dalits are Coming”
- A Gunasekaran: “Scape Goats”
Unit III Prose
- R Ambedkar: “Caste in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development.”
- Gopal Guru : “Dalit Women Talk Differently.”
- Umma Chakravarthy: “Conceptualising Brahmanical Patriarchy in Early India: Gender, Class, Caste and State.”
Unit IV Fiction
- Meena Kandasamy: “The Gypsy Goddess.”
- Sivakami: “The Grip of Change.”
Unit V Autobiography
- Sharan Kumar Limbale: “The Outcaste”
- Bama : “Karukku”
