Untouchability: An Element Depicted in Selected Literary Works- Presentation Semester 3.

1. Untouchability: An Element depicted in
Selected Literary works

2. Academic Details
Name : Rinkal Dangar
Roll no : 18
Enrollment no : 4069206420220007
Paper name: Indian English Literature – Post- Independence
Paper no: 202
Paper code: 22407
Topic: Untouchability: An Element depicted in Selected Literary works
Submitted to : Smt. S.B.Gardi, department of English M.K.B.U
Dated on: 17/10/2023
E-Mail : dangarrinkal0609@gmail.com

3. Untouchability in Literature and Present Time
Untouchability in ‘One Eyed’
Untouchability in
‘Untouchable’
Untouchability in ‘Timirpanthi’

4. Meaning of Untouchable
● To many Indians the word Dalit is inextricably linked to Bahujan
samaj party. (Ghildiyal and Mathur)
(“Untouchable Definition & Meaning”)
(“Dalit Definition & Meaning”)

5. Untouchability in Literature and Present Time
Untouchability in ‘One Eyed’
The pot sees just another noisy child,
the glass sees an eager and clumsy hand,
the water sees a parched throat slaking thirst,
but the teacher sees a girl breaking the rule,
the doctor sees a case of a medical emergency,
the school sees a potential embarrassment,
the press sees a headline and a photo feature,
dhanam sees a world torn in half;
her left eye, lid open but light slapped away,
the price for a taste of that touchable water.
(Kandasamy)
(Sharma)

6. Untouchability in ‘Untouchable’
● "Untouchable" is a novel written by Mulk Raj Anand, and it was
published in 1935. The novel is a significant work in Indian English
literature and deals with the social issues and injustices faced by
the Dalit community in India during that time.
● “My father is ill” replied Balka, “So I am going to sweep the roads
in the town and the temple courtyard in his stead”(Anand).
● ‘Yes, yes sahib, I understand’ said Bakha eagerly, ‘ Yessuh
Messih makes no difference, between Brahmin and
myself’(Anand).
● Flush system

7. Continue…..
(Anand)
(Anand)

8. Untouchability in ‘TimirPanthi’
(Bhatt)
(Bhatt)

9. Eradicating Problems: AI as an Answer
(Ahuja)
(“World's First Portable Toilet Cleaning Robot
Earns Prestigious TWICE Picks Award as a Top
CES 2018 Product”)

10. References
Ahuja, Aditi. “Samsung Launches New AI Service For Personalised Meal Plans And More.” NDTV, 6 September
2023, https://www.ndtv.com/food/samsung-launches-new-ai-service-for-personalised-meal-plans-and-more-
4364147. Accessed 17 October 2023.
Anand, Mulk Raj. Untouchable. Penguin, 2003.
Bhatt, Dhruv. Timirapanthī. Gūrjara Grantharatna Kāryālaya, 2018.
“Dalit Definition & Meaning.” Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dalit. Accessed 17
October 2023.
Ghildiyal, Subodh, and Swati Mathur. “From Buddhist texts to East India Company to now, 'Dalit' has come a long
way | India News - Times of India.” The Times of India, 5 September 2018,
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/from-buddhist-texts-to-east-india-company-to-now-dalit-has-come-
a-long-way/articleshow/65678182.cms. Accessed 17 October 2023.

11. References
Kandasamy, Meena. “ONE-Eyed - ONE-Eyed Poem by Meena Kandasamy.” Poem Hunter, 4 August 2016,
https://www.ndtv.com/food/samsung-launches-new-ai-service-for-personalised-meal-plans-and-more-
4364147. Accessed 17 October 2023.
Sharma, Vishakha. “How death of a Scheduled Caste boy triggered a caste row in Rajasthan.” India Today, 22
August 2022, https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/how-death-of-a-scheduled-caste-boy-
triggered-a-caste-row-in-rajasthan-1991131-2022-08-22. Accessed 17 October 2023.
“Untouchable Definition & Meaning.” Merriam-Webster, 7 October 2023, https://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/untouchable. Accessed 17 October 2023.
“World's First Portable Toilet Cleaning Robot Earns Prestigious TWICE Picks Award as a Top CES 2018 Product.” PR
Newswire, 12 March 2018, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-first-portable-toilet-cleaning-
robot-earns-prestigious-twice-picks-award-as-a-top-ces-2018-product-300612532.html. Accessed 17 October
2023.