Earlier most of the Dalit literature was poetry but fiction is published plenty now. Dalit fiction captures the reader’s attention easily more than that of the poetry of Dalits. The beginning of the 20th century saw the arrival of two great reformers Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, and M. K. Gandhi, who addressed the issues of untouchability and caste in India. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar believed that only education could bring about a change in the oppressed lives of the Dalits. He has opened many schools and colleges exclusively for Dalits in Maharashtra. Hundreds of Dalits sent their children to study in these Dalit-run institutions. This institution produced the first generation of Dalit literates, who ultimately started their own magazines and printing presses.