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Dalit poetry that prepares the ground for resistance

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प्रतिरोध की जमीन तैयार करतीं दलित कविताएं

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About The Author

Karmanand Arya

Karmanand Arya is assistant professor of Hindi in Centre for Indian languages, Dakshin Bihar Central University, Gaya, Bihar.

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