Silenced Voices: An Analysis of Unheard Voices in Hira Bansode’s Poetry

Silenced Voices: An Analysis of Unheard Voices in Hira Bansode’s Poetry

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Published ID: IJNRD2307482

DOI: http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.41852

Jeetha Johny Chungath

Caste, Dalit, Marginalisation, Oppression, Identity, Voice

Like all Dalit Literature, Dalit poetry constitutes another dissenting collection of voices that try to articulate the silent anguish, pain, and anger of the Dalits. For them, like most other Dalit writers and thinkers, caste is much more real than class. Consequently, their articulation revolves around the experiences that spring from the humiliating caste equations of Hindu society. Dalit poetry has tried to rework a new aesthetic, different from the mainstream literature, by exploring areas of experience neglected by the mainstream poetic tradition. Dalit poetry marks itself by rejecting values of the mainstream poetic tradition like propriety, balance, restraint, and understatement. They often challenge even notions of patriotism. Hira Bansode is one of the more celebrated and better-known Dalit poets. She had managed, with encouragement from her husband and her father-in-law, to acquire higher education and even managed to secure a government job with the Indian Railways. Her poetry originates from her own experiences and tends to be gentle and understated. Yet with subtle irony, she is able to express the pain and anguish of the Dalit existence, the voice of the marginalised, which is marked by constant deprivation. This paper ‘Silenced Voices: An Analysis of Unheard Voices in Hira Bonsode’s Poetry’ focuses on the Dalit Marathi poet Hira Bonsode’s poems that illustrate the voice of the marginalised Dalit. She vehemently attacks and challenges the ideas of caste, atrocities, and injustices inflicted upon Dalits.

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"Silenced Voices: An Analysis of Unheard Voices in Hira Bansode’s Poetry", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.e696-e701, July-2023, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2307482.pdf

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Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_205362

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Research Area: Arts

Country: THRISSUR, KERALA, India

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DOI: http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.41852

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