Paper short abstract:

The literature by Dalits in Bangladesh inevitably distinct in the way it depicts the discrimination on the basis of the social stratification according to social, economic, political and cultural aspects.

Paper long abstract:

The literature by the people, who are considered to be belonged to the lower stratum of a society according to the dominant perception, don't always represent their own background. Even then, the society where exists any form of stratification on the basis of social, economic, political and cultural aspects, the literature of the people of the lower stratum is distinct and meaningful. We know there is inevitably an economic context behind social or economic stratification; and it has the impact as well. Often the literature reveals how the upper portion of the society maintains dominates over the lower one within linguistic and cultural framework. The literature here, in Bengali speaking people, who underwent turbulence under colonial regimes rather represents a collective will for emancipation. The literature pronounced the urge for emancipation. So it could combine all the people from every segment in the mainstream literature. The samples of Dalit literature in Bangladesh are very negligible in number. Another important stream of literature, more adjacent to the Bengali speaking people than other languages, is Chakma literature, has commenced much ago and now mainstreaming through processes. The literature of Chakma people shelved a collection of ideas out of the experiences. It is mainstreaming and has an underlying voice of resistance that concerns protection of the identity. A new stream of Chakma literature seems to be influenced by more modern ideas in the recent decades and it challenges the backwardness of the society.