Suraj Yengde

This is an important book, and I hope it is widely read in India. Yengde dissects the state of the Dalits, better known to US readers as Untouchables, and of the Indian caste system, discussing how it functions today to keep a majority of Indians from taking advantage of social and economic opportunities guaranteed in the country's constitution and laws. Yengde bases some of his discussion and arguments on the work of WEB Dubois and other African-American writers and leaders, which illuminates some of his points for American readers. The chief reason I only gave is book three stars is in fact that Yengde assumes quite a bit of familiarity with India's recent history as well as contemporary events that made the news in India but not necessarily here.… (mehr)