Heera Dom
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| Born | 1885 Danapur, Bihar |
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Heera Dom was a Bhojpuri poet from a lower caste who contributed to Dalit Literature.[1] He is credited with creating the first poem about the Dalits.[2] The poem was Acchut Kee Shiqayat, which was printed in the "Saraswati" published in Allahabad in 1914.[3]
Life[]
He was a Dalit poet from the Domra or Dom caste which is one of the lowest ranked castes in Hindu caste system. He was born in 1885 in Danapur in Bihar.[4]
Some scholars also claim that he was from Varanasi.[2]
"Acchut Kee Shiqayat"[]
"Acchut ki Shiqayat" (Bhojpuri: