CASTE MATTERS
Yengde, Suraj
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 ...
