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@article{182350,
        author = {Dr.J.Satyanarayana and K.Krushna  Prasad},
        title = {Changiya Rukh–BalbirMadhopuri’s Success Through Hardships: A Study},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {2},
        pages = {1568-1576},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=182350},
        abstract = {The present study delves into the relation between caste and experience in Madhopuri’s ChangiyaRukh(Against the Night), the first Dalit autobiography in Punjab. Soon after its translation into English, there has been very active and wide response across the world for the book which consists of twenty sub-chapters dealing with varied aspects with respect to Punjabi region. From the first sub-chapter “My Birthplace Madhopur” to the twentieth sub-chapter “Being a Tenant,” the work deals with different aspects. He writes the autobiography as an exclusive record of “Ad Dharmi,” a sub-caste of “Chamar”. The author presents the autobiographical memoir explaining how the majority of Dalit people undergo ordeal situations in the process of their survival with special reference to religion, politics and terrorism during the partition of the country. He also writes about how their glorious caste has been dwarfed and exploited in different ways by Jhats, an upper caste of the Punjab region. His aspiration for the independent life is the important subject matter of the work. The author shares his views regarding the creation of caste and religion. His desire is to perceive unconditional deference to the education makes him reach heights in his life. His father’s pivotal role is commendable in encouraging him in his studies. Further it is also observed, how the author’s family faced the fragmented experiences, the structural inequalities and injustices of society in terms of leading a privileged life during the British India.},
        keywords = {hate, education, liberation, self-respect, identity, socio-transformation, modernization, equality. etc.},
        month = {July},
        }