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Joothan

Author : Omprakash Valmiki
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231503377
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Joothan written by Omprakash Valmiki and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 and eat joothan for centuries, and the word encapsulates the pain, humiliation, and poverty of a community forced to live at the bottom of India's social pyramid. Although untouchability was abolished in 1949, Dalits continued to face discrimination, economic deprivation, violence, and ridicule. Valmiki shares his heroic struggle to survive a preordained life of perpetual physical and mental persecution and his transformation into a speaking subject under the influence of the great Dalit political leader, B. R. Ambedkar. A document of the long-silenced and long-denied sufferings of the Dalits, Joothan is a major contribution to the archives of Dalit history and a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness.

"Joothan: A Dalit's Life" by Omprakash Valmiki. A Book Review

Author : Pratyusha Guha
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668275440
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (682 download)

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Download or read book "Joothan: A Dalit's Life" by Omprakash Valmiki. A Book Review written by Pratyusha Guha and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature Review from the year 2016 in the subject History - Asia, grade: 8, Presidency College, Kolkata, language: English, abstract: The malicious practice of the Caste system has formed an essence of Indian society, without any parallel of the same significance. The Caste system has consolidated a hierarchical division of society in which people are subjected to various privileges or discrimination, owing to their birth in a family belonging to a particular caste. Whether the caste system was a colonial construction or an ancient curse requires a separate debate. In this paper, an autobiography by Omprakash Valmiki, who was said to be a "Dalit" (an outcaste, belonging to the lowest echelon of society), has been reviewed. In it he has described daily struggles in the life of a low-born. While the world had cheered the process of decolonization and applauded the new notions of humanitarian values and worth of every human life, India, which was soon to be the largest democracy, could hardly break away from the shackles of the loathsome caste system. Valmiki has given us insights into the functioning of Dalit lives in the post independence era, that brought about changes in official documents and legal procedures but without much resonance of them in practical application.

The Individual and Society

Author :
Publisher : Pearson Education India
ISBN 13 : 9788131704172
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Individual and Society written by and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Imaginary Maps

Author : Mahasweta Devi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113471162X
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Imaginary Maps written by Mahasweta Devi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imaginary Maps presents three stories from noted Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi in conjunction with readings of these tales by famed cultural and literary critic, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Weaving history, myth and current political realities, these stories explore troubling motifs in contemporary Indian life through the figures and narratives of indigenous tribes in India. At once delicate and violent, Devi's stories map the experiences of the "tribals" and tribal life under decolonization. In "The Hunt," "Douloti the Bountiful" and the deftly wrought allegory of tribal agony "Pterodactyl, Pirtha, and Puran Sahay," Ms. Devi links the specific fate of tribals in India to that of marginalized peoples everywhere. Gayatri Spivak's readings of these stories connect the necessary "power lines" within them, not only between local and international structures of power (patriarchy, nationalisms, late capitalism), but also to the university.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Author : Richard Bach
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684846845
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1970-09 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allegory about a sea gull who seeks to attain perfect flight. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Indian Literature: An Introduction

Author : University of Delhi
Publisher : Pearson Education India
ISBN 13 : 9788131705209
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Indian Literature: An Introduction written by University of Delhi and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Shade of Swords

Author : M.J Akbar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134452594
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Shade of Swords written by M.J Akbar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-05-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shade of Swords is the first cohesive history of Jihad, written by one of India's leading journalists and writers. In this paperback edition, updated to show how and why Saddam Hussein repositioned himself as a Jihadi against America, M.J. Akbar explains the struggle between Islam and Christianity. Placing recent events in a historical context, he tackles the tricky question of what now for Jihad following the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. With British and American troops in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and once again in Iraq, the potential for Jihadi recruitment is ever increasing. Explaining how Jihad thrives on complex and shifting notions of persecution, victory and sacrifice, and illustrating how Muslims themselves have historically tried both to direct and control the phenomenon of Jihad, Akbar shows how Jihad pervades the mind and soul of Islam, revealing its strength and significance. To know the future, one needs to understand the past. M.J. Akbar's The Shade of Swords holds the key.

Hadith

Author : Jonathan A.C. Brown
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1786073080
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Hadith written by Jonathan A.C. Brown and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to popular opinion, the bulk of Islamic law does not come from the Quran but from hadith, first-hand reports of the Prophet Muhammad’s words and deeds, passed from generation to generation. However, with varying accounts often only committed to paper a century after the death of Muhammad, Islamic scholars, past and present, have been faced with complex questions of historical authenticity. In this wide-ranging introduction, Jonathan A. C. Brown explores the collection and criticism of hadith, and the controversy surrounding its role in modern Islam. This edition, revised and updated with additional case studies and attention to the very latest scholarship, also features a new chapter on how hadiths have been used politically, both historically and in the Arab Spring and its aftermath. Informative and accessible, it is perfectly suited to students, scholars and general readers interested in this critical element of Islam.

The Weave of My Life

Author : Urmila Pawar
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231520573
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Weave of My Life written by Urmila Pawar and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My mother used to weave aaydans, the Marathi generic term for all things made from bamboo. I find that her act of weaving and my act of writing are organically linked. The weave is similar. It is the weave of pain, suffering, and agony that links us." Activist and award-winning writer Urmila Pawar recounts three generations of Dalit women who struggled to overcome the burden of their caste. Dalits, or untouchables, make up India's poorest class. Forbidden from performing anything but the most undesirable and unsanitary duties, for years Dalits were believed to be racially inferior and polluted by nature and were therefore forced to live in isolated communities. Pawar grew up on the rugged Konkan coast, near Mumbai, where the Mahar Dalits were housed in the center of the village so the upper castes could summon them at any time. As Pawar writes, "the community grew up with a sense of perpetual insecurity, fearing that they could be attacked from all four sides in times of conflict. That is why there has always been a tendency in our people to shrink within ourselves like a tortoise and proceed at a snail's pace." Pawar eventually left Konkan for Mumbai, where she fought for Dalit rights and became a major figure in the Dalit literary movement. Though she writes in Marathi, she has found fame in all of India. In this frank and intimate memoir, Pawar not only shares her tireless effort to surmount hideous personal tragedy but also conveys the excitement of an awakening consciousness during a time of profound political and social change.

Education and the Social Order

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113585811X
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Education and the Social Order written by Bertrand Russell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the disastrous failure of his one practical attempt to create a perfect school, Russell constantly strove to invent a system of education free from repression. Here Russell dissects the motives behind much educational theory and practice - and attacks the influence of chauvanism, snobbery and money. Energetically discussed and debated are discipline, natural ability, competition, class distinction, bureaucracy, finance, religion, sex education, state versus private schools, education in Russia, indoctrination, the home environment and many other topics. Described by reviewers as 'brilliant', 'provocative', 'sane', 'stimulating', 'practical', and 'original', this book contains the essence of Russell's thought on education and society.

One of Our Submarines

Author : Edward Young
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844151069
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book One of Our Submarines written by Edward Young and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the very highest rank of books about the last war. Submarines are thrilling beasts, and Edward Young tells of four years' adventures in them in a good stout book with excitement on every page. He writes beautifully, economically and with humour, and in the actions he commands he manages to put the reader at the voice-pipe and the periscope so that sometimes the tension is so great that one has to put the book down'. The Sunday Times.

Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life

Author : Jonathan Sperber
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0871404672
Total Pages : 687 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life written by Jonathan Sperber and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major biography fundamentally reshapes our understanding of a towering historical figure.

Growing up Untouchable in India

Author : Vasant Moon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0585394067
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Growing up Untouchable in India written by Vasant Moon and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2002-07-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In this English translation, Moon's story is usefully framed by apparatus necessary to bring its message to even those taking their first look at South Asian culture...The result is an easy to digest short-course on what it means to be a Dalit, in the words of one notable Dalit.'-Journal of Asian Studies

India

Author : Patrick French
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141041579
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book India written by Patrick French and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patrick French brings one of the globe's most dynamic nations springing to life. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the country, sensitivity to its subtler nuances and a wealth of research.

The Trip

Author : Bijay Behera
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trip written by Bijay Behera and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two friend Akash and Bijay went to Nagpur to meet their old friend Anand. They met after a long time and recalled their old college days. They had fun together and enjoy it a lot but it became a twist when Anand was leaving Nagpur forever and the railway platform was the witness of their love separation between Anand and his girlfriend Neha. Though the trip was memorable, it still has some sweet and bitter memories which no one wants to recall.

New Eye on Research

Author : Ramen Goswami
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Eye on Research written by Ramen Goswami and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is for undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD research scholars who are pursuing their courses. They can find various modern topics related with English language and Literature; it helps them to enhance their knowledge and capabilities to think upon a research topic properly and accurately. It covers the topic like Dalitism, Feminism, gynocentricism, Black Art Movement and so on along with various Diasporic topics.

Waste and Discards in the Asia Pacific Region

Author : Viktor Pál
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000898350
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Waste and Discards in the Asia Pacific Region written by Viktor Pál and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-29 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uncovers, explores and analyses the cultural and social factors and values that lie behind waste making, recycling and disposal in the Asia Pacific region, where impressive economic growth has led to significant increases in production, consumption and concomitant waste production. This volume demonstrates the immense scope of waste as a multi-sectoral phenomenon, covering discussions on food, menstrual products, sewage, electronics, scrap, nuclear waste, plastics, and even entire villages as they are submerged underwater by dam building, considered expendable in favour of economic growth. It discusses the wide range of approaches and contexts through which people interact with waste, including socio-economic analysis, participatory observation, laboratory science, art, video, installations, literature and photography. Case studies focusing on India, China and Japan, in addition to other regional examples, demonstrate the ubiquity of waste, materially and geographically. It examines the duality of waste management, fostering community building while simultaneously excluding marginalised groups; how it can be linked to efforts creating circular economies, to then reappear in oceanic garbage patches; or technical waste repurposed for high-tech laboratory research before being discarded once again. This timely and wide-ranging collection of essays will be an important read for scholars, researchers and students in sustainability, development studies, discard studies, and social and cultural history, particularly focusing on countries in the Asia-Pacific.