The Portrayal Of The Socio-Economic Status Of Dalit Women In Sivakami's The Grip Of Change And The Taming Of Women

Abstract

This present study aims to explore the socio-economic status of Dalit women from Sivakami's novels The Grip of Change and The Taming of Women. It also highlights how Dalit women depend on their husbands, fathers, and brothers for their survival. Sivakami is a well-known Tamil Dalit novelist; she has made a remarkable contribution to Indian literature, especially Dalit Literature. Her writings mainly concentrate on patriarchy, caste, gender, and social injustice of Dalits. The present paper analyses how Dalit women suffer from socio-economic factors and how her women characters struggle, and resilience against oppression and discrimination due to socio-economic status. In The Grip of Change, Thangam is a Dalit woman who has different kinds of experiences from the upper caste landlord Paranjothi Udayar and the village leader Kathamuthu. In The Taming of Women, the protagonist Anandhayi suffers at the hands of her own husband for her survival and to fulfill the family expenditure and her children's needs. Through an in-depth examination of characters like Thangam and Anandhayi. The reveals the intricate dynamics of power and privilege within Dalit communities and questions the socio-economic environments of Dalit women. This study contributes to the discourse on the intersectional nature of oppression and the necessity of inclusive approaches to social justice and amplifies the voices and experiences of Dalit women by highlighting their resilience and aspirations for change. It also emphasizes the importance of addressing intersecting forms of discrimination and the Socio-economic status of Dalit women.