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E JOURNAL FOLKLORE-LOKARATNA,INDIA by Basudev Sunani

Folklore Foundation,Odisha,India's e journal LOKARATNA VOL V -VI 2013

by Dr.Mahendra K U M A R Mishra, Shilpi Panda, Basudev Sunani, Chitrasen Pasayat, Pramod Das, and Dr Amit Rauth

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Papers by Basudev Sunani

1 CULTURAL HISTORY OF DALIT & THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURAL RESOURCES

Dalit-Adivasis are the Mulnivasi or aboriginal people of this land. They have been inheritors of ... more Dalit-Adivasis are the Mulnivasi or aboriginal people of this land. They have been inheritors of rich culture and tradition since time immemorial. Mostly they are known in contemporary society for their culture and tradition which can be well identified through their day to day life style and activities performed. If someone goes through the cultural history of the Dalit and adivasi, they will see the richness and sense of primitiveness in it. The culture and tradition of Dalit possess many elements of the history and historical facts. On the other hand some of the historical facts have also converted into their culture in due course of time, which can be well marked, if it can be viewed in historical perception. This discussion will not explore the historical evidence imbibed in culture but will be confined to the cultural history of Dalit and their relationship with natural resources. However as the Dalit history has not yet been written, rather not thought of as a subject to be w...

Dalit Folklore: Identity and Critical Interpretation

In this scenario the section of people who have been oppressed from centuries together and they h... more In this scenario the section of people who have been oppressed from centuries together and they have been deprived up from their rights have been isolated from the mainstream and developed their own identity through their own culture and tradition. The root cause of this isolation and deprivation is varna and caste system prevalent in Indian society. The general people have been given an innocent understanding that this caste system has been created by God. As a result, in the name of God, (who is an unquestionable character), His creation will be appreciated and accepted by all. In fact this discrimination is a creation of some opportunist group. Reality is that ‘Varna and caste came to be determined on the basis of birth. This was because the ruling class wanted to ensure for itself the exclusive possession of wealth, power and higher social status, and also because they did not want the sorrow, misery and servitude imposed on the oppressed to be transferred to the other sections ...