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037			_cPurchased _nCurrent Books, Convent Junction, Market Road, Ernakulam
041			_aEnglish
082			_aF _bLIM
100			_aSharankumar Limbale
245			_aSANATAN
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260			_aVintage _bHaryana _c2024
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500			_aBest of Dalit literature Saraswati Samman winner of 2020 Translated from Marathi by Paromita Sengupta Sanatan is the gut-wrenching story of Bhimnak Mahar and his ilk, who have been subjected to barbaric abuse and inhuman discrimination by the upper castes over centuries. The story begins with the young Bhimnak in pre-Independence India. It then traverses time and geographical boundaries to end with Bhimnak’s grandson. The circular narrative pattern is reflective of the endless cycle of pain that the Mahars are unable to break free from, no matter how hard they try, no matter where they go, no matter if they change their identity and religion. Using myths, the Puranas and historical texts as resources, Sharankumar Limbale rewrites Dalit history in this novel as he attempts to tell the truth, with an intention to build what he calls ‘a new and progressive social order’. Limbale not just brings his reader face to face with uncomfortable realities, he also suggests what could be an alternative social order in the future.
650			_aFiction
650			_aNovel
650			_aDalit Literature
700			_aParomita Sengupta (tr.)
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999			_c192710 _d192710