Dalit Feministic Quest in Bama's Sangati

Salman Rushdie once said, “The word 'translation' comes, etymologically, from the Latin [word] for 'bearing across'. Having been borne across the world, we are translated men. It is normally supposed that something always gets lost in translation; I cling, obstinately to the notion that something can also be gained.”

She is certainly as a noted critic puts it ‘one of the most important writers writing in India today. Much more can be said of Mahashweta Devi. She stands with few equals among today’s Asian writers in the dedication and directness with which she has turned writing in to a form

Women in India were unaware of their miserable condition. It is in the post independence period the women’s quest for identity of her own commenced. The 20th century saw the shift from outer to inner sensibilities and no one can better understand a man or woman better a feminine writer. In modern English fiction a number of women novelists have arrived on the literary scene, they have set out making new forays in to the world of women. Nayantara Sahgal being a feminist writer has emphasized in her novels on freedom and a new definition of the New Women. Sahgal’s heroines are well aware of the injustice done to them in their marriage and they come out of this traditional bond.

Being under the British rule, English language was used as a language of education and a medium of expression among Indians. It is the Indian writing in English which gave the voice of Indian culture to the outside world. India’s Linguistic diversity adds to the richness of Indian culture and every region of India has a highly developed literary tradition with excellent writers of national, and a few of international fame. The regional literature of India since the ancient times has travelled an extensive path to gain the shape that it possesses in present Indian panorama.

Karukku(1992) was written by a wounded self with specific experience, the experience of Dalit women. It argued against patriarchy and caste oppression. Bama’s personal struggle finds her own identity, Karukku which means Palmyra leaves. Bama attempts to overcome her existential despite stemming from her alienation from the convent and her community. Karukku was a new genre in the history of Tamil Literature; it has gained many praises and many scorned it. Dalit literature was born out of anguish of unjust social systems based on caste and class inequities and has become an expression of the agonies suffered by these deprived groups for ages. To become a nun is Bama’s stubborn hope, to put an end to the caste oppression; she thought that she

Hinduism is a vast religion with various beliefs spread throughout the religion. In this religion there are many important sacred texts. These texts allow practitioners of this religion to connect with the traditions Hinduism, read about the beliefs of Hinduism, and also read about the path they should follow in order to achieve moksha. Some of the sacred texts are; the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita.

disposal from one language to another. This essay I will talk about my experience in translating, between two persons, one of them speak Arabic and another speak English. Also, I will talk about weakness and strength encountered in during translation.

Feminism in India is a set of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for Indian women. It is the pursuit of women's rights within the society of India. Like their feminist counterparts all over the world, feminists in India seek gender equality: the right to work for equal wages, the right to equal access to

Among the remarkable women who have wake up this world, Amrita Pritam surely ranks high. Born in 1919 in Gujranwala, the western part of Punjab, presently in Pakistan, She was the only child of a school teacher and a poet. Her father Kartar Singh Hitkari was a well-known teacher cum scholar as well as a preacher of Sikhism. Her mother died in 1930, hence she moved to Lahore with her father. The demise of her mother followed up Amrita with misery and adult responsibilities at an early age, which eventually turned her to writing poetry. At sixteen she was married to Pritam Singh. She began her literary career as a romantic poet, much like her contemporary Shiv Kumar Batalvi. Nevertheless, soon she found herself intertwined in the feminist movements and her literary diction took a significant turn. She remained married to Pritam Singh till 1960 and before they divorced, they had a daughter and a son. Its irony of the male-dominated society that makes Amrita Pritam immortal in the world of Punjabi and English literature with the name of ‘Pritam’ (her divorcee).

This suggests that the essence of translation is communication; it is the only solution to bridge the chasm between human beings. God speaks to men through a spoken language. In addition, Rosenzweig debates that “there is only one language” (Galli and Rosenzweig 362). All languages are basically one language under the umbrella of God.

After Independence Indian writers focused on the construction of imaginary communities and individuals, but the focal point of women writers of twentieth century is the issue of marginalization of women and a struggle for gender equality (Tharu and Lalitha

In Draupadi, Mahasweta Devi debunks and transgresses the narrow, apolitical, socio personal gird to which the female protagonist are usually confined in traditional feminist fiction . Devi address the gap in Indian feminism and dalit activism as neither of them have addressed to the concerns of the dalit and tribal woman who is placed at the locus of multiple Beniwal.

English is on the rise in India. It is known as the linguistic power of the nation. The English language is promoted and exposed in various methods in India. One of the major roles of this domination is media. Such as, almost all advertising billboards and commercials in India are in English. Also the demand for English speakers is very high. It is very likely that a well-paid job in India requires a good understanding of the English language. As English is dominating the demand is school sis also very high, as today higher education is entirely conducted in the English

What is it like to be discriminated against? What would it be like to have almost all equal rights and liberties taken away just because one is born among a certain race, or there is a different way of living within a specific group of people? This feeling of discrimination is one that no individual wants to feel. For the Hindu people, formerly known as “The Untouchables,” this was what they had to live with. The Untouchables, now called the Dalits, are the most oppressed community in India and have been denied civic and human rights throughout the decades.

Translation is a process to translate word or text from one language to another. It transfers information to another person by written text which has purpose to transfer the idea in communication. Translation form is focused on written text such as text book, journal, poem, story and other as a part of communication and transfer of knowledge on the printing form. All of recent information such as scientific improvement, political issue, entertainment and news transferred from source language to the target language. It exchanges information and knowledge from one country to another. The improvement of country depends on the information. This is the effect of our incomplete and limited source book, text and journal which very important to our daily need in education Eventhough, the translation is very important and gives beneficial to improvement of education.