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Caste Matters

Written by: Suraj Yengde
Narrated by: Siddhant Pinto
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 In this explosive book, Suraj Yengde, a first-generation Dalit scholar educated across continents, challenges deep-seated beliefs about caste and unpacks its many layers. He describes his gut-wrenching experiences of growing up in a Dalit basti, the multiple humiliations suffered by Dalits on a daily basis, and their incredible resilience enabled by love and humour. As he brings to light the immovable glass ceiling that exists for Dalits even in politics, bureaucracy and judiciary, Yengde provides an unflinchingly honest account of divisions within the Dalit community itself-from their internal caste divisions to the conduct of elite Dalits and their tokenized forms of modern-day untouchability-all operating under the inescapable influences of Brahminical doctrines.
This path-breaking book reveals how caste crushes human creativity and is disturbingly similar to other forms of oppression, such as race, class and gender. At once a reflection on inequality and a call to arms, Caste Matters argues that until Dalits lay claim to power and Brahmins join hands against Brahminism to effect real transformation, caste will continue to matter. Buddhism Church & State Racism & Discrimination Religious Studies Social Sciences
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This book will shake you, no matter how "woke" you are. There are many unpalatable parts. But it will give you a perspective on casteism and Dalit politics you don't get from the media.

Beware! not an easy listen!

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A necessary work in today's times, when we see a resurgence of caste identities and assertions based on caste privilege.... caste matters until annihilated.

Caste matters until annihilated

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Great work Suraj keep it up, I have just finished the book but feels like read again

still much needs to be done

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Suraj Yengde through his mastery of words provides us the hidden facets of caste system and glimpse into how it operates in rural as well as urban India even today. He gives us strong reasons of the uproot of this abhorrent system which is the cause of the last 1000 years of oppression.

A mind opening book about the existing caste system

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Yengde gives a great insight into Dalit issues....it is refreshing to hear a Dalit voice on caste matters, we have for too long heard only the denialist, savarna voices on this painful reality, which Yengde chronicles in detail and without apologist trappings.

Great insight!

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