Abstract
Autobiography has been a popular genre of Dalit Literature. It places an authenticity of experiences of Dalits in the Indian Orthodox Hindu Caste System. Siddalingaiah is one of India's foremost Dalit writers. Born in Magadi in southern Karnataka, he studied in a village school and went to Bangalore to acquire M.A., and Plz.D degrees. His autobiographic novel Ooru Keri accounts how the author got self‐empowerment from the low socio‐economic status and protested against injustice and affirmed Dalit self-respect tlirouglz lzis writings.
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