Revisiting Existential Crisis with Special Reference to Dalit Women’s Rights and Human Rights


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https://doi.org/10.53032/tcl.2022.7.6.14

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Human Rights, Oppression, Marginality, Representation, Segregation, Discrimination, Dalit Women, Casteism, Suppression

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The present article tries to highlight the connections between Dalit women's rights, human rights, and the forms of domination and fight practiced on them. It closely examines the suffering and literary works that have been created about Dalit women’s bodies and existence. Due to their gender, economic circumstance, and ethnicity, Dalit women's bodies, experiences, and rights continue to be seen with bias. The importance of this article lies in its attempt to highlight the trauma experienced by Dalit women, caste divide in Indian culture, and resistance to numerous power discourses that must also be addressed as a component of human rights. The goal of this article is to investigate how Dalit women are subjected to emotional manipulation by men who pretend to take care of them. The reason for this is that people utilise this tactic to objectify and possess their physique. It also tries to investigate Dalit women’s self-perceptions and rights, which are governed by men. It is significant because Dalit males need to be aware of the negative consequences that men have on Dalit women's lives. The current essay also aims to illustrate the issue with Dalit women’s rights in both public and private life.

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Smt. Sudha Kumari. “Revisiting Existential Crisis With Special Reference to Dalit Women’s Rights and Human Rights”. The Creative Launcher, vol. 7, no. 6, Dec. 2022, pp. 134-8, doi:10.53032/tcl.2022.7.6.14.

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