Voices in Shadows: the Dalit Women’s Fight in Sivakami’s The Grip of Change

Abstract

Human lives and experiences are fundamental to literature. It reflects all of the facets of the society. It serves as a medium through which the social problems that are occurring in the local community are depicted. Renowned author Sivakami examines the hardships faced by Dalit individuals, particularly women, across the country. Her translated book The Grip of Change describes Dalit women’s predicament in society in dramatic detail. Sivakami depicts a variety of women in The Grip of Change who endure various forms of social tyranny. The two elements that put Dalit women in the lowest social classes are the author’s primary areas of concentration. Being a Dalit woman, Sivakami has experienced caste, gender, and class oppression. Human lives and experiences are fundamental to literature. It reflects all of the facets of the society. It serves as a medium through which the social problems that are occurring in the local community are depicted. Renowned author Sivakami examines the hardships faced by Dalit individuals, particularly women, across the country. Her translated book The Grip of Change describes Dalit women’s predicament in society in dramatic detail. Sivakami depicts a variety of women in The Grip of Change who endure various forms of social tyranny. The two elements that put Dalit women in the lowest social classes are the author’s primary areas of concentration. Being a Dalit woman, Sivakami has experienced caste, gender, and class oppression.