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Growing Up Untouchable in India: A Dalit Autobiography (Asian Voices)
There is much in Vasant Moon's story of his vasti, his childhood neighborhood in India, that would probably be true of any ghetto anywhere in the world. There is hunger and deprivation, to be sure, but also a sense of community, an easy acceptance of petty crime and violence, the saving grace of sports and organized activities led by caring adults, the off-again on-again a
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Hardcover
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224 pages
Published
December 20th 2000
by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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wanna learn more about caste system in india? it's a good one to read
Though the pacing of this book is a bit uneven, it is about a topic which I knew very little about. I tried to read this and not to be too upset at the caste system.
pretty good, alittle confusing at times, but overall really interesting
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Vasant Moon is a retired civil servant and Dalit activist. He is the editor of 17 volumes of Dr. Ambedkar’s writings and speeches in English.
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