About the Book

The caste discrimination in Indian society is generally portrayed by western scholars as if it is the unique feature of Indian society. But, this is not so. This book is an attempt to compare it with race discrimination in the United States. The author concludes that the advances made by dalits in India have been much greater than those made by blacks in the United States. At the same time, much greater efforts have been made in that country to bring out the latent potential of black sportsmen, musicians, literateurs, etc. In India, similar efforts need to be made to promote budding talent among the dalits. This book is an important contribution to the debate among Indian dalits as it has been written from a dalit author’s perspective on the western society.

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About the Author / Editor

Mohan Dass Namishray has been a senior correspondent with the Navbharat Times, New Delhi. Currently, he is the chief editor of the Samajik Nyay Sandesh—a Hindi monthly. He is a noted journalist and a prolific writer with over 24 books and numerous articles to his credit. Some of his books have been translated into different Indian languages and in English, Japanese, German and Chinese as well. His autobiography Apane Apane Pinjre (Self Cage)—the first dalit autobiography in Hindi—was very well received. He was Adviser to Railway Ministry for Hindi language promotion during 1999-2002. He has participated in various seminars held for the cause of dalit literature and social movement. He has prepared scripts for radio, TV and films, and has been associated with the theatre as well. He has also founded many organisations which have acquired national and international reputation.

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