Dalit Consciousness in Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable

<p>Dalit literature narrates the experiences of the downtrodden people that have been boycotted<br>from the main stream society. The expressions and feelings of the Dalit community have not<br>been heard or seen till now. One who read Dalit experiences are shaken by it. The Dalit<br>community has suffered generational social discrimination inflicted by the Hindu caste system.<br>The caste system has not only colonized them but also it made their lives worse than animals.<br>Dalit literature has raised many questions against the hegemony of upper caste Hindu society.<br>It’s social, cultural and literary ambience is different from the main stream literature and this is<br>the reason many obstacles arise during its critical evolution. “Dalit literature is marked by<br>revolt and negativism, since it closely associated with the hopes for freedom by a group of<br>people who as untouchables, are victims of social, economic and cultural inequality”<br>(Mukherjee 1).</p>