The flaw, the error of first sight is to see, and not to notice the invisible. For what the first sight misses is the invisible. One must see, at first sight, what does not let itself be seen. Origins of Dalit feminist writings in Maharashtra Everyday feminist manifestations through her work of fiction makes the latter a critique of the oppressive social structures of caste and gender. Framed against such a background are Pawar’s works such as her short story collection, Chauthi Bhint, Sahav Bot, published by Sambodhi Prakashan, Mumbai (1990), or her autobiography, Aaydaan (2003), translated as The Weave of My Life: A Dalit Woman's Memoirs by Maya Pandit.
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In order to begin to comprehend Dalit feminist writings, closely reading Pawar’s work is paramount to set up a historical context for the Dalit feminist movement in Maharashtra. Her writing is self-reflective and makes the reader ponder over these intimately felt oppressions. Urmila Pawar wrote critically about the social realities of being a Dalit, and within that of being a woman. She went on to become a prominent figure: an activist involved in the issues of caste and gender, an award-winning writer with a widely read autobiography, one of the most remarkable women from the Dalit literary movement who continues to raise the issues of caste/gender. Her father’s insistence on educating the children eventually led to Pawar’s moving to the city of Mumbai to study.
1945) belongs to the Mahar community and grew up in a small village near Ratnagiri in the Konkan area.
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