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The female authors of the Dalit autobiographies explored their suppression in the cultural surroundings of religion, caste and gender. Besides, they were exploited by every stratum of the society. It is important to observe their perspective for the system because they are placed at the lower rank in the society. The Dalit feminists rightly comment that the human enslavement began with women's enslavement. Thus, the Dalit women's autobiographies are nothing than the elaboration of the letter written by Mukta Salwe before more than hundred years.
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