Dalit Women’s Assertion and Consciousness in Bama’s Sangati

Abstract

Gender discrimination represents the advantageous life for men with specific system. Depending on the cultural ideologies, the differences in various fields arise between men and women in the social setup. Considering this issue, Bama as a Dalit Christian woman tries to address women’s problems in the particular region of Tamil Nadu. Many aspects of degradation and inequality of women are discussed in her literary works but “Sangati” isconsidered as the Bible of the feminist writings.