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158 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231129732
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 02 July 2008
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Omprakash Valmiki describes his life as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. "Joothan" refers to scraps of food left on a plate, destined for the garbage or animals. India's untouchables have been forced to accept...
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158 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231129732
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 02 July 2008
Description
Omprakash Valmiki describes his life as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. "Joothan" refers to scraps of food left on a plate, destined for the garbage or animals. India's untouchables have been forced to accept...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings