Caste Matters Contributor(s): Yengde, Suraj (Author) |
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ISBN: 0670091227 ISBN-13: 9780670091225 Publisher: Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Violence In Society |
Dewey: 305.568 |
LCCN: 2020325157 |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" (1.00 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this explosive book, Suraj Yengde, a first-generation Dalit scholar educated across continents, challenges deep-seated beliefs about caste and unpacks its many layers. He describes his gut-wrenching experiences of growing up in a Dalit basti, the multiple humiliations suffered by Dalits on a daily basis, and their incredible resilience enabled by love and humour. As he brings to light the immovable glass ceiling that exists for Dalits even in politics, bureaucracy and judiciary, Yengde provides an unflinchingly honest account of divisions within the Dalit community itself-from their internal caste divisions to the conduct of elite Dalits and their tokenized forms of modern-day untouchability-all operating under the inescapable influences of Brahminical doctrines. |