Set in the village of Madhopuri in Punjab, Changiya Rukh-the autobiography ofrenowned writer Balbir Madhopuri-traces the social history of the Dalit community in Punjab, and brings out the caste relations constructed on prejudice and inequality. INDICE: Author's Note; Translator's Note; Introduction; My Birthplace: Madhopur; Inscriptions on a Tender Mind; The Tale of the Cracked Mirror; Flowering of the Cactus; The Thorny Path; Sunshine through the Clouds; Our Home: The Home of Woes; Brahma's Games; Hunger Knows no Caste; A Matter of Community; Monsoon Without Rains; Daadi's Saga; The Banyan Tree of the Chamars; An Oasis in a Desert; Hatred of my Name; Literature and Politics; Departure for Delhi; Between Life and Death; The Humanist Slap; Being a Tenant; Glossary
- ISBN: 978-0-19-806550-0
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 08/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés