Dalit: The Black Untouchables of India (Paperback)

by V. T. Rajeshekar (Author), Y. N. Kly (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Clarity Press; 3rd edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932863051
• ISBN-13: 978-0932863058
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #756,252 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Short, rambling, and poorly written., June 26, 2000

By	David Marshall (Nagasaki, Japan) - See all my reviews

As a person who has long been interested in Asian minorities, I was looking forward to reading this book and learning about the Indian untouchables. Unfortunately, the book is very short (about fifty pages, if you don't count the prefaces and appendixes) and even so, the author keeps saying the same thing over and over. He never does quite get around to giving a very clear picture of the Dalits. Nor do I feel certain that what he does say is very reliable, since he has not defined his terms well or otherwise shown himself capable of making an objectively satisfying argument. For example, he repeatedly claims that the Hindu Scriptures justify racial oppression. I keep waiting for him to quote them and prove his point, but he never does.

The present edition also makes attempts to relate the untouchables of India to the plight of African Americans. American injustice is of course a worthwhile topic. But as the author is not an authority on it, and as it not the subject I wanted to learn about when I ordered the book, I would rather the editors tell us more about the Dalits before making parallels with other races. Nor did I find the author's attacks on Indian Marxists or Mahatma Gandhi persuasive or relevent.

I have no fondness for Brahmidic Hinduism, and I don't doubt that the untouchables of India have been and perhaps still are terribly oppressed. I wish the author well in his attempts to obtain justice for his people. I suggest he find a writer who can make the case for his people more clearly and persuasively, however. In the meanwhile,if anyone knows of a really good book on the topic, I would like to hear about it.

author, Jesus and the Religions of Man [e-mail]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating lecture for all TRUTH SEEKERS !!!!, July 1, 2008

By	Man's eternal quest for TRUTH !!!! "Open mind" (Wellinborough, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

A wonderful and inspiring book.

I have personally ventured to the east and affiliated myself with the Dalit group. They are a people who look towards black America and Africa in particular for inspiration and guidance.

I have also been so surprised to learn, that this socially oppressed group
consider themselves as being the founding fathers of ancient Indian civilization; which was later invaded by Aryans (Europeans).

One final thing to state: The women amongst this group are some of the most adorably and captivating beauties that I have ever set eyes upon !!

11 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An eye opening book, October 9, 1998

By A Customer

This book revealed to me something that very few people in the world know about. By reading this book one can become aware of the suffering of the dalit and dark skinned people of the world. I hope that everyone takes the time to read this book.