Authors:

JILL JOSHI, Surekha Patil, Atri J Joshi

Abstract:

In Indian society, there are numerous different socioeconomic classes. India's lower caste population has long been a source of substantial social, political, and economic concern. Individuals from lower castes have traditionally experienced many types of discrimination, oppression, and social inequality in India. Due to past caste-based marginalisation and prejudice against Dalits, which is engrained in India's social structure. Because they fall under a certain caste system, the Dalits, who are oppressed, are associated with the stigma of untouchability. Since the vast majority of individuals originate from disadvantaged social and economic classes, Dalit women frequently face prejudice and additional hardships.In Indian society, caste, gender, and poverty all interact in a complicated and multilayered web that oppresses and discriminates against Dalit women.

 This abstract tries to give a general summary of the problems and difficulties Dalits and Dalit women endure, emphasising their socioeconomic, political, and cultural marginalisation through the tales of Farewell and Kulatha Rangan. Dalits and women are two historically marginalised groups that overlap with one another. They experience pervasive caste-based prejudice in every aspect of their existence. They face numerous obstacles that impede their socioeconomic advancement, including economic inequality, unequal access to healthcare and education, and few employment prospects.

Keywords:

Untouchability, migration, hardship, Dalit, Gender, Equality, Discrimination

Vol & Issue:

VOL.17, ISSUE No.1, March 2025