Dalit literature

E546418
Indian literature literary movement social protest literature

Dalit literature is a body of writing by and about Dalits in India that foregrounds caste-based oppression, social justice, and resistance, often using stark realism and autobiographical narratives.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Dalit literature movement 2
Dalit literary movement 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian literature ⓘ
literary movement ⓘ
social protest literature ⓘ
aimsTo assert Dalit identity ⓘ
challenge caste hierarchy ⓘ
document lived experience of untouchability ⓘ
mobilize readers for social change ⓘ
critiques Brahminism ⓘ
Hindu caste order ⓘ
emergedInCentury 20th century ⓘ
emergedStronglyInRegion Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic autobiographical narrative ⓘ
collective voice of the oppressed ⓘ
political critique of caste ⓘ
rejection of Sanskritized elite language ⓘ
stark realism ⓘ
use of oral traditions ⓘ
use of vernacular speech ⓘ
hasCountryOfOrigin India NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGenre autobiography ⓘ
drama ⓘ
essay ⓘ
novel ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
short story ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ
Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainSubject Dalits NERFINISHED ⓘ
caste-based oppression ⓘ
resistance ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
hasNotableAuthor Baburao Bagul NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Namdeo Dhasal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Omprakash Valmiki NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sharan Kumar Limbale NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sharankumar Limbale NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sivakami NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableWork Akkarmashi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joothan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karukku NERFINISHED ⓘ
isInfluencedBy Ambedkarite movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
B. R. Ambedkar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Buddhist revival in India ⓘ
anti-caste movements ⓘ
isRelatedTo Black literature ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ
subaltern studies ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marathi literature → hasSubtradition → Dalit literature ⓘ
Marathi literature → notableMovement → Dalit literature ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dalit literary movement
Marathi theatre → associatedWithMovement → Dalit literature ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dalit literature movement
Dalit → culturalExpression → Dalit literature ⓘ
Dalit Buddhist movement → influenced → Dalit literature ⓘ
Telugu literature → hasNotableMovement → Dalit literature ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dalit literature movement