Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ21475

A Critical Study of the Bengali Dalit Autobiography with reference to Manoranjan Byapari's Ittibrite Chandal Jiban

Authors(1) :-Dr. Riya Mukherjee

Published in the year 2012 in the Kolkata Book Fair, Ittibrite Chandal Jiban (Life of a Chandal) is the first Dalit autobiographical novel in Bengali. The novel was first serialized in a magazine Adal Badal Patrika and was later published in a book form. It is the story of Manoranjan Byapari, the author of the novel and the unspoken stories of numerous such muted sufferers over the ages in Bengal, whose suffering had remained veiled under the glimmer of false show of equality and justice. He articulates the pangs of pain, hatred, cruelty discrimination through this narrative.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Riya Mukherjee
Assistant Professor, Department of English, S.S.Khanna Girls’ Degree College, University of Allahabad. U.P., India

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 6 | November-December 2021
Date of Publication : 2021-11-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 110-125
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ21475
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Dr. Riya Mukherjee, "A Critical Study of the Bengali Dalit Autobiography with reference to Manoranjan Byapari's Ittibrite Chandal Jiban", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 4, Issue 6, pp.110-125, November-December.2021
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ21475

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