If untouchability lives, humanity must die. —M.K. Gandhi In this present and current global research scenario, the theme of subaltern has become a household word in regular usage and also in various disciplines other than literature. Literature, on the other hand, represents life in relation to social reality. The word ‘subaltern’ has its origin in the German word which means ‘inferior rank’ or ‘secondary importance’. Julian Wolfreys defines subaltern as a concept: ‘It contains the groups that are marginalized, oppressed and exploited on the cultural, political, social and religious grounds’. Thus, subaltern literature reflects various themes such as oppression, marginalization, gender discrimination, subjugation of lower and working classes, disregarded women, neglected sections of society and deprived classes of the existing society. As De Boland rightly confesses, ‘literature is an expression of society’. Literature in itself embodies life and life is a social reality of society. A writer, who is a member of a society, is influenced by specific social status and receives some degree of social recognition and recompense. Though this may benefit them in one way: it obviously helps them bring to limelight the sufferings and difficult paths the downtrodden tread upon. Thus, this article focuses on the voice of the voiceless in bringing out their voices to be heard in the outer world. In Bama’s Karukku, she testifies her situation of life and narrates her feelings in this small writing. In a world where problems relating to human privileges have been under perilous focus, literary portrayals of the experiences of demoted groups have assimilated great implication. The modern stream in Dalit literature in India is a challenge to bring to prime the experiences of discrimination, inequality, violence, injustice and poverty of the Dalits.

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不言而喻：巴马卡鲁古的感言：对底层女性自我反省与内在力量的满足

如果贱民还活着，人类就必须死去。— MK Gandhi 在当前和当前的全球研究场景中，底层的主题已成为家喻户晓的词，并且在文学以外的各个学科中也经常使用。另一方面，文学代表与社会现​​实相关的生活。“subaltern”这个词起源于德语，意思是“次等”或“次要的”。Julian Wolfreys 将subaltern 定义为一个概念：“它包含在文化、政治、社会和宗教方面被边缘化、压迫和剥削的群体”。因此，底层文学反映了各种主题，例如压迫、边缘化、性别歧视、对下层和工人阶级的征服、被忽视的女性、被忽视的社会阶层和现有社会的被剥夺阶级。正如德博兰正确地承认的那样，“文学是社会的一种表达”。文学本身就是生活的体现，生活是社会的社会现实。作家是社会的一员，受特定社会地位的影响，会得到一定程度的社会认可和回报。尽管这可能会以一种方式使他们受益：这显然有助于他们将受压迫者所踏上的苦难和艰难道路暴露在众人面前。因此，本文重点关注无声者的声音，让他们在外部世界中发出自己的声音。在巴马的《嘎鲁古》中，她用这小小的文字见证了自己的生活境遇，诉说着自己的感受。在一个与人类特权有关的问题一直处于危险焦点的世界里，对被贬低群体经历的文学描绘已经吸收了很大的含义。