Growing Up Untouchable in India
Author | : Vasant Moon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 8178290898 |
ISBN-13 | : 9788178290898 |
Rating | : 4/5 (898 Downloads) |
Download or read book Growing Up Untouchable in India written by Vasant Moon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated from the Marathi by Gail Omvedt, Growing Up Untouchable in India is the first Dalit autobiography to be published in English. Moon s story is about his vasti, or neighborhood, and a community of people considered to be at the bottom of the caste hierarchy. It reveals a complex yet rich slum culture where Dalits are not seen merely as victims but as a community with strong bonds, striving and struggling to shed their sense of inferiority. The book provides an insider s insight into the struggles, pain, joys, and victories of people in the vasti where Moon grew up. Though this is the story of Moon s life, it develops into a rich narrative about the social and political history of the time. The story of an individual and a community has been woven into the larger realm of Indian politics, providing the readers a rare view of the events that led up to Independence.