Post by Onyango Oloo on Feb 19, 2016 16:32:10 GMT 3
How much do we know about the
Dalits (the so called "untouchables") of India?
What was the attitude of the most venerated Indian man in history-
Mahatma Gandhi-
to the Dalits?
What do we know about the great reformer
B.R. Ambedkar?
Well,
Arundathi Roy, one of the most brilliant writers and commentators today grappled with this issue in a public lecture when the
Booker Prize winner and activist-author Arundhati Roy was in London to launch her new book called The Doctor and the Saint,.
Listen to her:
Dalits (the so called "untouchables") of India?
What was the attitude of the most venerated Indian man in history-
Mahatma Gandhi-
to the Dalits?
What do we know about the great reformer
B.R. Ambedkar?
Well,
Arundathi Roy, one of the most brilliant writers and commentators today grappled with this issue in a public lecture when the
Booker Prize winner and activist-author Arundhati Roy was in London to launch her new book called The Doctor and the Saint,.
Listen to her: