• K.Prameela Rani

Bama, one of the first few Dalit women writers, expresses her emotions and thoughts in her book “Karukku”. This book, originally written in Tamil, contains autobiographical episodes of her life. This paper is an attempt to explain the effects of such oppression and ostracization on a child’s mind and a child’s perception of it. This paper also explores how education can help eradicate such atrocities. This idea, of education being one of the weapons, is supported by the protagonist’s brother as well, who motivates her to educate herself to come out of the suppression. Apart from the above mentioned themes, this paper also comments on the relevance of patriarchy, and unfair social hierarchy in today’s scenario. Along with it, it tries to find the reasons for the continued oppression and ways to overcome oppression.

discrimination; Dalit; children; education

"Through A Child’s Eye- As Portrayed in Bama’s ‘Karukku’", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.129-132, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBN06031.pdf

"Through A Child’s Eye- As Portrayed in Bama’s ‘Karukku’", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp129-132, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBN06031.pdf