Sharankumar Limbale argues that Dalit literature is unique because:

1. A. it brings out Dalit reality that is liminal in time and space
2. B. it has unique historical and ideological concerns
3. C. it offers literary and cultural representations of the marginalised and dispossessed
4. D. it brings out narratives and discourses of pity
5. E. it uses offensive language towards revered figures

1. A(A), (B) and (C) only
2. B(B), (C) and (D) only
3. C(A), (B) and (D) only
4. D(A), (C) and (E) only

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Correct answer: A. (A), (B) and (C) only

Explanation

In Towards an Aesthetic of Dalit Literature (2004) Limbale grounds Dalit writing in its own history and ideology (Ambedkarite), representing the dispossessed. It seeks rebellion and social justice, not pity, and its 'aesthetic' is not defined by offence.