Joothan: An Untouchable's Life by Arun Prabha Mukherjee, Omprakash Valmiki

Joothan: An Untouchable's Life

Arun Prabha Mukherjee, Omprakash Valmiki

208 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography challenging reflective slow-paced
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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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