SK Das’s literature of ‘Bharatvarsa’, Irrelevant to Modern Literature in India: A Critique
'Bharatvarsa' or 'the land of Bharata' is evident in a literary tradition in the Indian subcontinent since Vedic times. In contemporary times, Dalit writings have become a 'subaltern literature', incongruent with the idea of 'Bharatvarsa'. A critical analysis of SK Das's idea of literature. How long will it take to accept literature produced by Dalits in mainstream Indian literature? Sisir Kumar Das | Picture Credits: Alchetron.com We make a singular picture when we think about literature in India. We always think about how the literature of India constitutes different languages. Owing to its vast lingual diversity, putting literature in India under one single idea becomes challenging. Its pluralistic nature tends to make it mutually exclusive. Taking the whole Indian literature under a single unit thus becomes challenging. To talk about literature in India, one must use the plural 'literature' due to various literary traditions across the co...