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Volume 1 Issue 5 |
October 2014 |
| Anguish of Dalits in Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance - A Study | |
| Ms. P. Navammal, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar, , Mr. S. M. Rajasangar, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar, , |
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| Abstract | |
| This paper intends to study the anguish of Dalits through the characters portrayed by Rohinton Mistry in A Fine Balance. Subalternity has become so prominent that it is regularly used in various disciplines such as history, sociology, psychology anthropology and literature. The word ‘subaltern’ is German word which means ‘inferior rank’ or ‘secondary importance’. Subaltern literature reflects various themes such as oppression, marginalization, Gender discrimination, subjugation of lower and working classes, disregarded women, neglected sections of society. | |
| Keywords | |
| Anguish; Dalits; Subaltern; Rohinton Mistry; A Fine Balance. | |
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