THE THEME OF ALIENATION IN THE NOVEL UCHALYA.
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i5.2024.4652Keywords:
Alienation, Caste, Marginalized, Community.Abstract [English]
This article examines the theme of alienation in Laxman Gaikwad’s autobiographical novel, Uchalya (translated as The Branded), which sheds light on the experiences of marginalized communities within India’s rigid caste system. The narrative offers a compelling exploration of alienation on multiple levels—personal, social, and cultural—through the protagonist’s journey of estrangement from their identity, community, and heritage. By juxtaposing historical contexts and philosophical reflections, the article highlights how caste-based discrimination perpetuates a sense of displacement among those at society's lower strata.
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Gaikwad, Laxman. Uchalya (The Branded). Seagull Books, 1998.
Omvedt, Gail. Dalit Visions: The Anti-caste Movement and the Construction of an Indian Identity. Orient Longman, 1995.
Ambedkar, B.R. Annihilation of Caste. Ambedkar Foundation, 1936.
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