Samajik aur soundaryashastriya sangharsh Bharatiya dalit sthree kavitha ke sandarbh mein

Abstract

Social change and the evolving sense of women's identity in India have deeply influenced Indian women's literature. The poetry of Indian Dalit women, in particular, powerfully articulates the intersection of Dalit and female identity, along with themes of social resistance and marginalization. This study aims to analyse how Indian Dalit women poets express social issues, caste-based conflicts, and emerging aesthetic frameworks through their poetry. The thesis, titled "Social and Aesthetic Struggles in the Context of Indian Dalit Women's Poetry" is divided into five chapters. The first chapter, "Indian Dalit Poetry: A Study", examines the concept, ideological foundations, and historical development of Indian Dalit Poetry. It traces its roots in sociopolitical movements and highlights its role as a form of literary resistance. The second chapter, "Concept of Indian Dalit Aesthetics", explores the theoretical dimensions of aesthetics by engaging with both Western and Indian aesthetic traditions. It evaluates how Dalit poetry challenges conventional aesthetic norms and proposes alternative frameworks rooted in lived experience. The third chapter, "Poetic Vision of Indian Dalit Poets", presents a comparative and stylistic analysis of selected poems by prominent Dalit poets across multiple Indian languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam. This chapter highlights thematic convergences and regional diversities in poetic expression. The fourth chapter, "Social Tone and Struggles in Indian Dalit Women's Poetry", analyses the representation of social conflict, oppression, and resistance in the works of Dalit women poets. It foregrounds issues such as caste discrimination, gender inequality, and the politics of voice and representation. The fifth chapter, "Indian Dalit Women's Poetry: Reinterpretation of Aesthetics", discusses the emergence of new aesthetic paradigms in Dalit women's poetry. It examines how these poets reinterpret and challenge traditional Indian aesthetic theories by centering marginalized experiences and alternative epistemologies. This study concludes that the diverse socio-cultural conditions of India have significantly shaped Indian Dalit women's poetry. It finds that social resistance movements, feminist thought, and Dalit reinterpretations of cultural and aesthetic values play a crucial role in defining the thematic and stylistic dimensions of this body of literature. Keywords: Women Identity, Indian Dalit Women Poetry, Social Struggle, Dalit Aesthetics, Reinterpretation