| Abstract: | This paper explores how Marathi Dalit autobiographies reconfigure traditional notions of family, marriage, and social values. Dalit life-narratives, particularly within Marathi literature, serve as sites of resistance against Brahmanical normativity and caste hierarchies. Through a critical reading of key texts, this research highlights how Dalit writers disrupt patriarchal structures in family and marriage, contest hegemonic cultural values, and articulate an ethos grounded in dignity, autonomy, and social justice. By foregrounding lived experience, these narratives critique oppressive social institutions and propose reimagined frameworks of kinship, partnership, and community ethics. |
