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When I hid my caste : stories
- Title
- When I hid my caste : stories / Baburao Bagul ; translated by Jerry Pinto.
- Author
- Bāgula, Bāburāva, 1931-2008
- Publication
- New Delhi : Speaking Tiger, 2018.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | PK2418.B29 J48 2018 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Pinto, Jerry
- Description
- xii, 135 pages; 20 cm
- Summary
- "Baburao Bagul's debut collection of short stories, Jevha Mi Jaat Chorli Hoti (1963), revolutionized Dalit literature, bringing to it raw energy and a radical realism--a refusal to understate or dress up gritty, brutal reality. Through the lives of people on the margins, Bagul exposed the pain, horror and rage of the Dalit experience. The unnamed young protagonist of the title story risks his life and job, and conceals his caste from his fellow workers in the hope of bringing about social change. Damu, the village Mahar, demands the right to perform a religious masque--a preserve of the upper castes--thus disrupting the village order. Jaichand Rathod revolts against his parents' wishes and refuses to take up the caste-enforced task of manual scavenging. Years of repressed maternal love begins to resurface when, in the face of death, Banoo calls out to her estranged son. And behind Savitri's desire for revenge lies the gruesome pain she suffered at the hands of her husband. Utterly unsparing in its depiction of the vicious and inhumane centuries-old caste system, this landmark book is now finally available in English, in a brilliant new translation by the award-winning author and translator Jerry Pinto."--Publisher's description.
- Uniform Title
- Jevha mi jaat chorli hoti. English
- Alternative Title
- Jevha mi jaat chorli hoti.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Short stories, Marathi.
- short stories.
- Short stories
- Translations
- Short stories.
- Nouvelles.
- Contents
- Prisoner of darkness -- Bohada -- Streetwalker -- Gangster -- Dassehra sacrifice -- Monkey -- Competition -- Revolt -- Pesuk -- When I hid my caste.
- ISBN
- 9789386702951
- 9386702959
- 9789386702920
- 9386702924
- 9789386702937
- 9386702932
- LCCN
- 2018315071
- OCLC
- on1047620109
- 1047620109
- SCSB-14172835
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library