1. Introduction
2. Archetypes in Dalit Writings: Bama and Others
3. Dalit Writings: A Structural Analysis
4. Social Inclusivity/Exclusivity of the Dalit communities
5. Language of Marginalization
6. Conclusion
Interview with Bama
Biography
Chandna Singh Nirwan is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of English Language Studies at Majan University College, Muscat, Oman. She has over 7 years of teaching experience at the University level. She has a Ph.D. in English from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jaipur, India. She studied M.A. in English with Communication Studies from Christ University, Bangalore, India. Her areas of specialisation include Dalit studies, archetypes, myths, land politics, language, and identity. Her scholarly work has been published by SAGE Publications and others. She has also authored a monograph titled An Ecocritical Reading of Tess of the D’Urbervilles. It is based on her study of Ecocriticism and Ecofeminism. Besides, she has worked on several international projects in collaboration with organisations such as the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives, University of South Victoria; Oxford University Press; Global South Colloquium, University of Victoria; York Centre for Asian Research, York University; Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Hawaii, Manoa.
