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Spark of Dalit Literature in one of Delhi’s most derided slums

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Kusum Viyogi October 9, 2018
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A few days ago Dr Hemlata Maheshwar, head of the Hindi department at Jamia Millia Islamia, came over for a talk and tea with one of her research students. We were talking about Dalit literary history, and hearing some of the most exciting stories about the first-generation Dalit writers from the 1970s and comparing them with the contemporary Dalit literary scene, she exclaimed, “But then Shahdara today is Dharavi!”

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About The Author

Kusum Viyogi

Dr. Kusum Viyogi is famous Dalit writer and member of Hindi Academy, Delhi. Dalit Mahila kathakaron ki charchit kahaniyan ( Famous stories of Dalit women writers) is one of his published books

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