Since ages we have been hearing about the inequality practised in our society. Earlier before the time of Indian independence it was the Britishers who were ruling and exploiting Indians. The Indians in their own country were living under a restricted ambience. They were not allowed to enjoy their fundamental rights. Slowly and steadily they started becoming slaves of the Britisher. When everything started getting beyond its perimeter Indians decided to protest against the ill practice of the Britishers and soon they got freedom from them. But the subjugation and mistreatment did not eradicate completely from Indian society.

Earlier it was the Britishers who had drawn a line between the whites and non-whites but after Independence Indians also like Britishers divided the country between the rich and the poor or the upper caste and the lower caste. Or in other words, the policy of Divide and Rule which was introduced by the whites remained in practice by the Indians. People belonging to the upper strata of the society started humiliating and discriminating people on the basis of their caste and financial status. Dalits are among one such community who were degraded, suppressed, marginalized and were considered burden in their own land. Their prolonged suffering compelled them to raise their voice against the oppressive forces and find a respectable position in the society.

Many Dalit writers came forward to pen down the harsh realities of the weaker section of the society. Bama is among one such Tamil Dalit woman writer who through her first semi-autobiographical book Karukku wanted to let people know about the pains and sufferings they had undergone while on the other side wanted to encourage people to fight against the brutalities of caste discrimination. So the present paper will try to analyze Bama's work Karukku as the reflection of distress, humiliation and confrontation of the Dalits.