LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 13:4 April 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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A Dalit Woman under a Strong Clutch of Patriarchy:
A Comprehensive Study of The Grip of Change

Vaishali Shivkumar, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.

“Women always face violence from men. Equality is only preached, but not put into practice. Dalit women face more violence every day, and they will continue to do so until society changes and accepts them as equals.” -- Bharati, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh (who was beaten, verbally abused and forcibly incarcerated by dominant caste men of her village for contesting the panchayat elections in 1999)

Meena Kandasamy, a Leading Dalit Writer

Meena Kandasamy, the poet, presents the basic idea of ‘casteism’ in Indian Politics introduced by M. K. Gandhi. When Mr. Gandhi thought about it and implemented the idea of providing opportunities for the development of Harijans, he just wanted to give those ‘down-trodden’ people a stage and support socially. But afterwards it became impossible to remove that ideology of demarcation and so ‘Dalit’ people became an important focus of politics in India. The political parties won and lost with or without the support of Dalits many a times; and promises were given them for a stable life, economically, socially, politically and mentally.

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Prof. Vaishali Shivkumar, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Co-ordiantor – Digital Education & Language Laboratory
Z F Wadia Women’s College & N K Jhota College of Commerce
Surat
Gujarat
India
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