Author(s): Meenakshi Yadav

Abstract: The paper analysed the novel Koogai (2015), written by Cho. Dharman. The paper looked at the alternative discourses in the text. The paper owed theoretical framework from Nancy Fraser’s idea of counterpublic. The paper dives deeper into the text to underline the relevance of language, motifs, myths and legends to create a counter narrative against the established narrative. I have attempted to provide an insight regarding how Dalit writers interrogate the casteist public sphere to posit writing as the means of registering protest and asserting their voices.

Keywords: alternative, Dalit, public sphere, resistance, writing.

Article Info: Received: 21 Jan 2023; Received in revised form: 17 Feb 2023; Accepted: 23 Feb 2023; Available online: 28 Feb 2023

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.81.34