LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 16:8 August 2016
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Aravind Malagatti’s Government Brahmana:
A Discourse on Suppression and Survival

S. Johny, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Research Scholar


Aravind Malagatti
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Abstract

Autobiography is a literary genre that enables a writer to pour out his/her woes and personal thought without any stylistic constraints. The narration makes the prose readable even to a lay man. Due to this reason, many social reformers and political activist around the world have effectively made use of this genre. Many prominent writers such as Maya Angelo have made use of autobiography to expose the racial exploitation experienced by them. In India, Dalit writers chose this genre to express their anguish over the unequal, cruel treatment met by them. This article focuses on the autobiographical writing of a leading Dalit creative writer from Karnataka, Aravind Malagatti: Government Brahmana. Physical and mental sufferings as well as humiliation faced by Dalit individuals, both children and adults, from both genders, are depicted in Government Brahmana. Powerful narrative with simple but elegant language use makes the book a great work of art.

Keywords: autobiographical creative writing, Dalit literature, Aravind Malagatti, Government Brahmana.

Autobiography and Dalit Writing

Autobiography is a literary genre that enables a writer to pour out his/her woes and personal thought without any stylistic constraints. The narration makes the prose readable even to a lay man. Due to this reason, many social reformers and political activist around the world have effectively made use of this genre. Many prominent writers such as Maya Angelo have made use of autobiography to expose the racial exploitation experienced by them. In India, Dalit writers chose this genre to express their anguish over the unequal, cruel treatment met by them.

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S. Johny, M.A, M.Phil., Ph.D. Research Scholar
Department of English
Scott Christian College
Nagercoil 629003
Tamil Nadu
India
johnys95@gmail.com
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