Namdeo Dhasal through his poetry projects the kinds of complicity, acquiescence and indifference shown by various quarters of society against the marginalized. Poets have constantly tried to publish their voices through literature and Namdeo Dhasal does it by impressively expressing himself in a unique way. But the power of literature is immense as it allows the existence and proliferation of dissenting voices to construct a parallel world for self-realisation and problematizes the dominant world view. This inevitably creates a subculture within the mainstream literature, a kind of an aperture for all the repressed Dalit sentiments which were shrugged off by the insensitive society. Hence every Dalit writer aims to carve a space or voice for himself / herself out of the mainstream literature in order to bring to light the injustice meted on to his community. It is also necessary to understand that the mainstream literature which caters to a sophisticated set of readers or perception has repeatedly shown its reluctance to publish the pain and the anguish of Dalit literature. Dalit literature essentially deals with the marginalized groups who are fundamentally devoid of their voice within the Indian society.
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