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Dalit literature, or literature about the Dalits, an oppressed Indian caste under the Indian caste system, forms an important and distinct part of Indian literature.〔(Dalit literature )〕〔(Brief Introduction to Dalit Literature )〕 Dalit literature emerged in the 1960s, starting with the Marathi language, and soon appeared in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil languages, through narratives such as poems, short stories, and, most , autobiographies, which stood out due to their stark portrayal of reality and the Dalit political scene. Dalit literature denounced as petty and false the then prevailing portrayal of life by the Sadashiv Pethi literature which lacked mention of the abject poverty-stricken lifestyle of the Dalits and the utter oppression the Dalits faced, at that time, from the higher castes. It is often compared with African-American literature especially in its depiction of issues of racial segregation and injustice, as seen in slave narratives〔'' Dalit literature and African-American literature''. Ed. N.M. Aston. Prestige Books , New Delhi. 2001. ISBN 81-7551-116-8.〕 ==History== One of the first Dalit writers were The Sage Valmiki who wrote the epic Ramayana and sage Vyasar who wrote the other epic Mahabharatha.later was Madara Chennaiah, an 11th-century cobbler-saint who lived during the reign of Western Chalukyas and who is also regarded by some scholars as the "father of Vachana poetry". Another poet who finds mention is Dohara Kakkaiah, a Dalit by birth, whose six confessional poems survive. In 1958, the term "Dalit literature" was used at the first conference of ''Maharashtra Dalit Sahitya Sangha'' (Maharashtra Dalit Literature Society) in Mumbai by people including Jyotiba Phule and Bhimrao Ambedkar. In 1993, Ambedkari Sahitya Parishad, Wardha organized the first ''Akhil Bharatiya Ambedkari Sahitya Sammelan'' (All India Ambedkarite Literature Convention) in Wardha, Maharashtra to re-conceptualize and transform ''Dalit Sahitya'' (Dalit literature) into ''Ambedkari Sahitya'', after the name of the Dalit modern-age hero, scholar and inspiration Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who had successfully campaigned against caste-discrimination and was a strong advocate of Dalit rights. ''Ambedkari Sahitya Parishad'' then successfully organized the Third Akhil Bharatiya Ambedkari Sahitya Sammelan in 1996 and became a voice of advocacy for awareness and transformation. Since then ten similar Sahitya Sammelans, or literary gatherings, were held in various places. The ''Ambedkari Sahitya Parishad'' was officially formed in 1992 with the goal to foster among people common ideals of humanity and to provide a platform to those who are inspired by Ambedkar's thoughts and philosophy. Baburao Bagul (1930–2008) wrote in Marathi.〔( Issues of Language and Representation:Babu Rao Bagul ) ''Handbook of twentieth-century literatures of India'', Editors: Nalini Natarajan, Emmanuel Sampath Nelson. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996. ISBN 0-313-28778-3. '' Page 368''.〕 His first collection of stories, ''Jevha Mi Jat Chorali'' (English ''When I had Concealed My Caste''), published in 1963, depicted a cruel society and thus brought in new momentum to Dalit literature in Marathi; today it is seen by many critics as an epic portraying lives of the Dalits, and was later made into a film by actor-director Vinay Apte.〔(Mother 1970 ) ''Indian short stories, 1900–2000'', by E.V. Ramakrishnan, I. V. Ramakrishnana. Sahitya Akademi. ''Page 217'', ''Page 409'' (Biography).〕〔(Jevha Mi Jat Chorali Hoti (1963) ) ''Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 2''. Editors 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dalit literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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