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