Even after seven decades of India’s independence, the status of the Dalits remain unchanged where caste system, along with the practice of untouchability, remains a universal phenomenon of rural India, and the state of Odisha is not an exception. Among various issues that the Dalits in the state are facing, the greatest problem is that they are not allowed to worship inside some of the temples even today, by the upper caste Hindus. Against this flagitious practice, voices from the marginalized concerned have been raised time and again. However, like other states, the state of Odisha has not witnessed a strong all-Odisha Dalit movement either in colonial or in postcolonial period. But this does not mean that Dalits in the state are silently tolerating all caste oppressions and are not conscious; rather, they have protested against the dominant castes from time to time. There are different phases of Dalit protest literature and movements in the state from precolonial period to the present day. The state has witnessed some small, sporadic and scattered Dalit movements, and protest literature against the caste system and untouchability in the past, but these remained limited within the form of literature and religion due to various reasons. In this juncture, an endeavour has been made in this article to articulate and unify these small sporadic Dalit movements and protest literatures into a theoretical account by building coherency and continuity in its nature and spirit.

即使在印度独立七十年后，达利特人的地位也保持不变，种姓制度以及不可接触的习俗仍然是印度农村的普遍现象，奥里萨邦也不例外。在该州的达利特人所面临的各种问题中，最大的问题是，即使到今天，上层种姓印度教徒也不允许他们在某些寺庙内进行礼拜。反对这种卑鄙的做法，一次又一次引起了边缘化有关人士的声音。但是，像其他州一样，奥里萨邦在殖民时期或后殖民时期都没有目睹整个奥里萨达利特人的强大运动。但是，这并不意味着达利特人默默地容忍种姓的种种压迫并且没有意识。相当，他们不时抗议占统治地位的种姓。从前殖民时代到今天，该州的达利特抗议文学和运动有不同阶段。国家目睹了一些小规模的，零星的和零星的达利特人运动，并在过去抗议文学反对种姓制度和贱民制，但由于种种原因，这些活动仍局限在文学和宗教形式之内。在此关头，本文已通过建立其本质和精神上的连贯性和连续性，努力阐明和统一这些零星的达利特小规模运动，并将抗议文学纳入理论解释。国家目睹了一些小规模的，零星的和零星的达利特人运动，并在过去抗议文学反对种姓制度和贱民制，但由于种种原因，这些活动仍局限在文学和宗教形式之内。在此关头，本文已通过建立其本质和精神上的连贯性和连续性，努力阐明和统一这些零星的达利特小规模运动，并将抗议文学纳入理论解释。国家目睹了一些小规模的，零星的和零星的达利特人运动，并在过去抗议文学反对种姓制度和贱民制，但由于种种原因，这些活动仍局限在文学和宗教形式之内。在此关头，本文已通过建立其本质和精神上的连贯性和连续性，努力阐明和统一这些零星的达利特小规模运动，并将抗议文学纳入理论解释。