Gail Omvedt: 2 books
Dalits and the Democratic Revolution
Dr Ambedkar and the Dalit Movement in Colonial India
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 1994
This important book traces the history of the Dalit movement from its beginning in the 19th century to the death of its most famous leader, B.R. Ambedkar, in 1956. Focusing on three states—Andhra,Maharashtra and Karnataka—Dr Omvedt analyses the ideology and organization of the movement and its...
Growing up Untouchable in India
A Dalit Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2002
'In this English translation, Moon's story is usefully framed by apparatus necessary to bring its message to even those taking their first look at South Asian culture...The result is an easy to digest short-course on what it means to be a Dalit, in the words of one notable Dalit.'-Journal of Asian Studies