Omprakash Valmiki. Joothan: An Untouchable's Life. Translated by Arun Prabha Mukherjee. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. $ (paper), ISBN Reviewed by Mohd. Asaduddin (Jamia Millia University) Published on H-Asia (April, ) Commissioned by Sumit Guha Chronicle of an Outcast(e) from India. · Omprakash Valmiki describes his life as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the s. 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 /5(3). An Untouchable’s Narrative of An Untouchable's Life. The name ‘Untouchable’ always brings to our mind Mulk Raj Anand’s book. But Omprakash Valmiki’s Joothan is written from the personal experiences of dalit who rises to prominence from his marginalized presence. Omprakash Valmiki’s voice is today recognized as an empowered voice of a writer who works on behalf of Dalits.
Omprakash Valmiki. Joothan: An Untouchable's Life. Translated by Arun Prabha Mukherjee. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. $ (paper), ISBN Reviewed by Mohd. Asaduddin (Jamia Millia University) Published on H-Asia (April, ) Commissioned by Sumit Guha Chronicle of an Outcast(e) from India. Joothan A Dalit's Life Omprakash Valmiki Translated by Arun Prabha Mukherjee columbia university press New York columbia university press Publishers Since New York Chichester, West Sussex Joothan: A Dalit's Life was first published by Samya, an imprint of Bhatkal and Sen, 16 Southern Avenue, Kolkata , India, in Omprakash Valmiki's autobiography Joothan: A Dalit's Life is one of such Dalit autobiographies in which the saga of sorrows, miseries, poverty and hunger has been very deftly explained. The exploitation, suppression and marginalization of Dalits are dominant themes in almost all Dalit autobiographies.
Omprakash Valmiki describes his life as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the s. "Joothan" refers to scraps of food left on a plate, destined for the garbage or. Omprakash Valmiki is a great poet and short story writer in Hindi Dalit Literature. “Joothan” is an autobiographical account of his miserable birth and life. Omprakash traces his lineage to Valmiki, the great author of ‘Ramayana’ and proves that even Valmiki belongs to the sweeper caste. Joothan literally means scraps of food left on a plate. Omprakash Valmiki describes his life as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, Joothan is not only a contribution to the archives of Dalit history, but a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness.
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