Changiya Rukh - Couverture rigide

Madhopuri, Balbir

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198065507 ISBN 13 : 9780198065500

Editeur : OUP India, 2010

Synopsis

Changiya Rukh as the title of Balbir Madhopuri's autobiography is significant. It means a tree lopped from the top, slashed and dwarfed. Madhopuri uses it as a metaphor for the Dalit or an 'untouchable' Indian whose potential for growth has been 'robbed by the Hindu social order'. Significantly, the lopped tree also denotes its inherent and defiant resilience that brings forth fresh branches and leaves.
Set in the village of Madhopuri in Punjab, Changiya Rukh traces the social history of the Dalit community in Punjab and brings out the caste relations constructed on prejudice and inequality. But Madhopuri's vision is able to capture and sensitively portray the lot of the Dalits often living on the fringes of society in other parts of the country. Writing with honesty and sincere objectivity, Madhopuri recounts the bleakness of life despite all constitutional and legislative measures. A saga of triumph, this real life story relates a Dalit's angst of deprivation, social exclusion, and humiliation, as well as of resistance, achievement, and hope. This volume also includes a perceptive Introduction by Harish Puri.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Balbir Madhopuri has given Punjabi Dalit aesthetics a visibility which it previously lacked. His numerous books and poems have been translated into Indian as well as foreign languages. He is Editor, Yojana (a Punjabi monthly) and Deputy Director (News), All India Radio, New Delhi.


Tripti Jain has taught political science in Government College, Ajmer for more than thirty years. A freelance translator, she has worked for Sahitya Akademi, National Book Trust, and Indian Institute for Indian Languages, Mysore.


Harish Puri retired as Professor, B.R. Ambedkar Chair, Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP India
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198065507
• ISBN 13: 9780198065500
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Oxford University Press; https://corp.oup.com/; ; WMF Platz 1; Geislingen/Steige; Baden-W?rttemberg; 73312; Allemagne