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Viramma: Life of an Untouchable
Viramma: Life of an Untouchable | Viramma, Jean-Luc Racine, Josianne Racine
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Viramma, an untouchable from a village in Southern India, tells her life story (in Tamil) to Josiane Racine: her carefree childhood, her marriage before puberty, giving birth to twelve children, adult life as an agricultural worker, and more. A moving story, informed by a sense of profound social change in contemporary India. Publie egalement en franais: Une vie paria: le rire des asservis, Inde du Sud
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Viramma: Life of an Untouchable | Viramma, Jean-Luc Racine, Josianne Racine
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Two memoirs about living in India as an "untouchable". Viramma, married before puberty and mother of 12 children, tells her story (with humour and pathos) through a writer friend. In the other book, the author describes his father's attempt to break free from the Indian caste system. #WeNeedDiverseBooks #SeasonsReadings2016

Donna_sBookMinute I've read about the Untouchables. This is a good way of learning more on a more personal level. Thanks for posting. #untouchables (edited) 8y
Blaire Thanks for sharing these - a topic I'd like to read more about. 8y
RealLifeReading Definitely stacking these! 8y
shawnmooney I want to check these out for sure! 8y
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