Read Dalit Literature

Hosted by pranjuli

9 participants, 16 books added

Starts: Monday, 01 January 2024

Ends: Tuesday, 31 December 2024

Read more Dalit/caste-based literature consciously. Fiction/nonfiction/memoir - anything counts as long as the focus is on understanding and developing Dalit identity. 

All books added
Caste Matters by Suraj Yengde

Caste Matters

Suraj Yengde

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

340 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Moustache by S. Hareesh

Moustache

S. Hareesh

360 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand

Untouchable

Mulk Raj Anand

160 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Interrogating My Chandal Life: An Autobiography of a Dalit by Sipra Mukherjee, Manoranjan Byapari

Interrogating My Chandal Life: An Autobiography of a Dalit

Sipra Mukherjee, Manoranjan Byapari

384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
There's Gunpowder in the Air by Arunava Sinha, Manoranjan Byapari

There's Gunpowder in the Air

Arunava Sinha, Manoranjan Byapari

162 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical politics emotional reflective slow-paced
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

342 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary thriller dark funny medium-paced
Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India by Sujatha Gidla

Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India

Sujatha Gidla

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional informative medium-paced
Ambedkar's India by B.R. Ambedkar

Ambedkar's India

B.R. Ambedkar

152 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics race religion sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Word With You, World: The Autobiography of a Poet by Siddalingaiah

A Word With You, World: The Autobiography of a Poet

Siddalingaiah

302 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction reflective medium-paced