Voices of Dissent: A Critical Study of Baburao Bagul’s Maran Swast Hot Aahe (Death is Getting Cheaper)

Abstract

Abstract

The present paper is a critical analysis of Baburao Bagul’s collection of short stories in Marathi, entitled Maran Swast Hot Aahe (Death is Getting Cheaper). It is a collection of ten stories in which all voices are the voices of dissent. Each of the stories give voice to the experiences of their community and selves, specially their battle against situations of deprivation, humiliation and displacement, struggle for survival, wretched acquiescence and at times open mutiny. My paper will be analysing the theme, language, and characters of each story which gives vent to his/her feelings to fight against the established social/ economical/ political system. Keywords- Dalityality, Dissent, Human Rights, Baburao Bagul’s style of writing Marathi Dalit writing is rich and dense, but it has yet to reach to the wider readers. The present paper is an attempt to familiarise a slice of Marathi Dalit writing to the English reading audience. For a writer, literature must be credited with the distinction of introducing readers to the invisible and unknown paraphernalia