{"product_id":"coming-out-as-dalit-a-memoir-of-surviving-indias-caste-system-updated-edition-hardcover","title":"Coming Out as Dalit: A Memoir of Surviving India's Caste System (Updated Edition) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYashica Dutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eCaste\u003c\/i\u003e, the coming-of-age story of a Dalit individual that illuminates systemic injustice in India and its growing impact on US society\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A moving personal story and a useful educational examination of persistent discrimination\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puruskar, 2020\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn into a \"formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India,\" Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear \"Dalit looking.\" Although prejudice against Dalits, who compose 25% of the population, has been illegal since 1950, caste-ism in India is alive and well. Blending her personal history with extensive research and reporting, Dutt provides an incriminating analysis of caste's influence in India over everything from entertainment to judicial systems and how this discrimination has carried over to US institutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDutt traces how colonial British forces exploited and perpetuated a centuries-old caste system, how Gandhi could have been more forceful in combatting prejudice, and the role played by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, whom Isabel Wilkerson called \"the MLK of India's caste issues\" in her book \u003ci\u003eCaste\u003c\/i\u003e. Alongside her analysis, Dutt interweaves personal stories of learning to speak without a regional accent growing up and desperately using medicinal packs to try to lighten her skin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in India in 2019 to acclaim, this expanded edition includes 2 new chapters covering how the caste system traveled to the US, its history here, and the continuation of bias by South Asian communities in professional sectors. Amid growing conversations about caste discrimination prompting US institutions including Harvard University, Brandeis University, the University of California system, and the NAACP to add caste as a protected category to their policies, Dutt's work sheds essential light on the significant influence caste-ism has across many aspects of US society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaw and affecting, \u003ci\u003eComing Out as Dalit\u003c\/i\u003e brings a new audience of readers into a crucial conversation about embracing Dalit identity, offering a way to change the way people think about caste in their own communities and beyond.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYashica Dutt\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, an activist, an award-winning writer, and a leading feminist voice on caste. Born \"in a formerly untouchable 'lower' caste family,\" she passed as dominant caste to survive discrimination. Dutt moved to New Delhi at 17 and became one of the most widely-read culture journalists at a leading English language paper. Eventually coming out as Dalit, she introduced this expression which powerfully resonated in India. Her site, Documents of Dalit Discrimination, was among the first highly visible media spaces for caste oppressed people. Dutt's work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has been featured on \u003ci\u003eThe BBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e. Dutt lives in Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.6 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753128263968,"sku":"9780807045282","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/02850a2f294e794fb18e16b35c86e24f.webp?v=1780013381","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/coming-out-as-dalit-a-memoir-of-surviving-indias-caste-system-updated-edition-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}