Untouchable Poems

Untouchable Poems
Author: Suryaraju Mattimalla
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2024-08-23
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

A summary of untouchable poetry would entail a discussion of the several topics and ideas that are typical of this genre. Identity and Marginalization: Untouchable poetry addresses the difficult issues of how identities are formed in response to marginalization and prejudice based on caste. The poets consistently depict social exclusion experiences and the struggles they faced to maintain their humanity and dignity. Social Injustice and Oppression: Untouchable poets, in fact, raise powerful and audible voices in opposition to the atrocities and social injustices that continue to be meted out to them, including caste violence and untouchability, in addition to being denied access to desirable jobs and education in society at large. Their poetry is a powerful cry for social fairness and reform. Untouchable poets typically use this technique to attack the dominant cultural norms and traditions that uphold caste-based inequalities and discriminatory practices. Additionally, he will present counterculture and alternative discourses that highlight the perspective and voice of the underprivileged. Since untouchable poetry offers voice to a community that has been marginalized and silenced due to opposition from the ruling class and established structures, it is generally seen as their resistance literature.

The Untouchables

The Untouchables
Author: Oliver Mendelsohn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1998-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521556712

In a sensitive and compelling account of the lives of those at the very bottom of Indian society, Oliver Mendelsohn and Marika Vicziany explore the construction of the Untouchables as a social and political category, the historical background which led to such a definition, and their position in India today. The authors argue that, despite efforts to ameliorate their condition on the part of the state, a considerable edifice of discrimination persists on the basis of a tradition of ritual subordination. Even now, therefore, it still makes sense to categorise these people as â€~Untouchables'. The book promises to make a major contribution to the social and economic debates on poverty, while its wide-ranging perspectives will ensure an interdisciplinary readership from historians of South Asia, to students of politics, economics, religion and sociology.

Poems and Short Stories

Poems and Short Stories
Author: Sangharakshita
Publisher: Windhorse Publications
Total Pages: 665
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1911407481

This volume contains all of Sanghrakshita's poems and six short stories. It is prefaced by a foreword and two essays introducing the poems in different ways. It also includes edited versions of two talks Sangharakshita gave about specific poems, and a sequence of conversations about his poetry that were recorded towards the end of his life.

Complete Poems

Complete Poems
Author: Claude McKay
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2004-01-29
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0252094972

Containing more than three hundred poems, including nearly a hundred previously unpublished works, this unique collection showcases the intellectual range of Claude McKay (1889-1948), the Jamaican-born poet and novelist whose life and work were marked by restless travel and steadfast social protest. McKay's first poems were composed in rural Jamaican creole and launched his lifelong commitment to representing everyday black culture from the bottom up. Migrating to New York, he reinvigorated the English sonnet and helped spark the Harlem Renaissance with poems such as "If We Must Die." After coming under scrutiny for his communism, he traveled throughout Europe and North Africa for twelve years and returned to Harlem in 1934, having denounced Stalin's Soviet Union. By then, McKay's pristine "violent sonnets" were giving way to confessional lyrics informed by his newfound Catholicism. McKay's verse eludes easy definition, yet this complete anthology, vividly introduced and carefully annotated by William J. Maxwell, acquaints readers with the full transnational evolution of a major voice in twentieth-century poetry.

Anglophone Literature of Caribbean Indenture

Anglophone Literature of Caribbean Indenture
Author: Alison Klein
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2018-09-27
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3319990551

This book is the first comprehensive study of Anglophone literature depicting the British Imperial system of indentured labor in the Caribbean. Through an examination of intimate relationships within indenture narratives, this text traces the seductive hierarchies of empire – the oppressive ideologies of gender, ethnicity, and class that developed under imperialism and indenture and that continue to impact the Caribbean today. It demonstrates that British colonizers, Indian and Chinese laborers, and formerly enslaved Africans negotiated struggles for political and economic power through the performance of masculinity and the control of migrant women, and that even those authors who critique empire often reinforce patriarchy as they do so. Further, it identifies a common thread within the work of those authors who resist the hierarchies of empire: a poetics of kinship, or, a focus on the importance of building familial ties across generations and across classifications of people.

Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India: Literature

Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India: Literature
Author: Sanjay Paswan
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2002
Genre: Dalits
ISBN: 9788178350295

PART ONE1. Dalit: A New Cultural Perspective 2. Past, Future and the New Poetry of 'Untouchables' 3. The Dalit Folklore: The Three Beliefs PART TWO4. Select Pieces of Dalit Poetry PART THREE5. Select Extracts from Dalit Prose 6. Significant Readings Index

A Critical Analysis of Vikram Seth's Poetry and Fiction

A Critical Analysis of Vikram Seth's Poetry and Fiction
Author: Seemita Mohanty
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2007
Genre:
ISBN: 9788126908318

The Book, Through Critical Analysis And Assessment, Tries To Establish Seth As A Powerful And Serious Writer, Who Deserves To Be Taken Seriously, Both By The General Reader And The Discerning Scholar And Researcher. The Analyses Concentrate On His Individual Books And Attempt To Trace The Continuity Of Seth S Thought-Process, Motivation And Attitudes, As Well As The Dimensions Of His Structural Control Over The Medium. It Is A Comprehensive Account Of Seth S Poetry And Fiction Contained Within A Singular Volume. An Attempt Has Also Been Made To Briefly Place Seth As An Indian Writer Of English, In The Context Of The Development Of Indian English Literature, Particularly In The Post-Independence Period.On The Whole, Seth In His Poetry And Fiction, Puts Continuous Emphasis On Love And Relationship, And Explores Their Many Dimensions In A Shifting, Changing And Corroding Background. At The Same Time He Incorporates Together The Complementary Segments Of Life As Available In The Modern World Into A Meaningful Form. His Creative Insight And Creative Achievement Could Be Considered As One Of The Finest In The Post-1980 Indian English Literature. This Book Reflects All These And Much More. It Is Hoped That Students And Teachers Of Indian English Literature Will Find This Book An Extremely Useful Reference Source While The General Readers Who Are Interested In Literature In English Will Find It Intellectually Stimulating.

The Holistic Pine: Volume 3, Issue 2

The Holistic Pine: Volume 3, Issue 2
Author: Writers' Kalam
Publisher: Writers' Kalam Publishing
Total Pages: 62
Release:
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

In The Holistic Pine Volume 3, Issue 2 we offer you a new segment titled "Creative Corner," which features creative writers. Also, in this issue, you will come across the literary world of author Tushar Kiran Moodgal, interviewed by Ankush Bharti, the chief editor of The Holistic Pine. There are other features, such as "The Science of Getting Published in India," that shed light on the many intricacies of the publishing arena in India. This issue is highly useful for writers of all ages and experience levels. Whether you are a seasoned writer or just starting out, this issue provides valuable insights and tips to help you navigate the world of publishing in India. You will find valuable information on how to get your work noticed and published in this competitive market.