Caste Discrimination, Poverty and Exploitation in Sharan Kumar Limbale’s the Outcaste: Akkarmashi

ABSTRACT

A true literature has importance of reality, sincerity and discipline, without it, literature could not drive and exist in the art and literature. A man expresses his life experiences through literature: essays, poetry, drama, novels etc. The origin of the new literature in the world known as Dalit literature, it was written by Dalit and Non-Dalit writer. They exposed the problem of untouchability, poverty, exploitation, injustice and inequality in Indian society. It is to write for Dalit lives. The origin and rise of Dalit literature originated from the Marathi language in Maharashtra (India). Gradually it spread its roots in many languages like Hindi, Telugu Kannada, Bangla and Tamil Language. It focuses on inequality, discrimination, atrocities, and evils of the Hindu society. Madara Chennaiah is said to be the first Dalit writer who was a cobbler saint of the 11th century during the reign of western Chalukyas. He is known The father of Vachana poetry. Baburao Bagul is a Marathi Dalit writer. Who wrote the first collection of stories, Javha mi Jat Chorali, (In English: When I had concealed My Caste) He wrote on Dalit lives and the social life of the untouchables. In an autobiography, a person exposes his individual life with all good and bad experiences, sorrows, and happiness. This paper is an effort to explore famous Dalit writer Sharan kumar Limbale’s bitter life experiences, poverty, and exploitation and caste discrimination in his autobiography The Outcaste: Akkarmashi.

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