Dalit Literature, Should It Come Up From The Dalits Or The Non-Dalits? Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Dalit literature, should it come up from
The Dalits or the non-Dalits,
Whose prerogative is it to lodge
Or voice the protest,
That of the Dalits or the non-Dalits?

But some non-Dalits, just for their promotional benefit
In the office sector
Are promoting the Dalit literature
At the cost of making a name,
Which is not good at all for morality sake.

A Dalit's voice are we hearing
Or an interpreter's version?
If it is of the Dalits, let them say,
Let them voice and lodge their protests
Instead of the middle men shedding crocodile's tears.