Kalyani Thakur ‘Chandal’: Depiction of Dalits’ struggles is the beauty of Dalit Literature
‘Dalit Literature is the literature of self-respect and pride of those who were oppressed and deprived for centuries. … clearly, love won’t ooze from our words, only anger will. This anger is sort of a building block of Dalit Literature.’ Bangla poetess Kalyani Thakur ‘Chandal’ in conversation with Kartik Choudhary
Kalyani Thakur ‘Chandal’ is a leading Bangla Dalit poetess. She is a member of the newly constituted West Bengal Dalit Sahitya Akademi. She began writing from her student days and has been editing a magazine called “Need” for the past 26 years. This magazine is now the platform for the voice of Dalit women. Her autobiography