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A Word With You, World: Siddalingaiah’s Voice for Deconstructing Caste and Reconstructing Society

Author(s) Dr. J. SATYA NARAYANA
Country India
Abstract Abstract:
This article deals with Siddalingaiah’s struggle and success against many social hurdles and impositions. His evolution as a prominent Dalit activist as well as a writer of voiceless people paved the way for the progress of Dalit literary and social activism in the Kannada region. His autobiography A Word With You, World is the bilingual narrative that covered the topics ranging from penniless struggles in the childhood to his success as a multifaceted personality with self-respect. The author, he is a renowned poet, orator, social activist, rationalist, professor, and very importantly, a politician too. Such kind of great and a versatile personality who hails from a poor Dalit family of Karnataka state struggles very hard to get develop himself since his childhood. He has to undergo many ordeals in life. The author, being a caste victim, never worries in his life about anything, and continues his incessant life struggle until he reaches that what he thinks. Being a staunch supporter of social reformation, and as a rationalist, he very strongly advocates for the social revolution in the country expecting a new nation. His multiple journeys against social strictures give him a respectable position in the society irrespective caste stigma. As a result he got evolved to the state being known as a good leader, reformer and a savior for many problems of the people in the region. Thus he remains the true voice of voiceless.
Keywords Key words: Education, empowerment, hard work, struggles, survive, rationalism, caste, god, religion, hate, poverty, employment, money, infidelities, liberation, self-respect, atheism, identity, socio-transformation, modernization, equality, etc.
Field Arts
Published In Volume 7, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On 2026-10-23

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