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Volume : III, Issue : III, April - 2013 A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF OMPRAKASH VALMIKI'S OWN EXPERIENCES AS A DALIT IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY: “JOOTHAN DHARA H. JOSHI DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Omprakash Valmiki has given a brief preface to his autobiography, “Joothan”.
He explains in that preface how this autobiography was originated or what gave him
idea to write this autobiography. He begins by stating that this autobiography is a record
of his painful experiences which he has undergone. He mentions that a dalit's life is
always painful and it does not find any place in the literary creations of the main stream
of literature. In the writing of this autobiography, it was possible for him to change the
names of places and people by whom he was ill-treated. But he didn't do that because he
wanted his experiences to be authentic and verifiable so he kept the same names of places
and persons. Valmiki concludes by saying that though India is changed and she has now
a superior civilization, the condition of the dalits is the same. He also mentions that only
one who has suffered those bitter experiences, knows the sting of it. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : DHARA H. JOSHI, (2013). A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF OMPRAKASH VALMIKI'S OWN EXPERIENCES AS A DALIT IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY: “JOOTHAN. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. III, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2257.pdf References : - i.Joothan: An Untouchable's Life By Omprakash Valmiki .
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- v.Valmiki, Omprakash. Joothan: A Dalit's Life. Trans. Arun Prabha Mukherjee. Kolkata: Samya.2007.
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