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The Students' Magazine Club has compiled a list of Dalit websites, literature and social media handles which you can find below. All of these resources are available in the public domain and are easily accessible. This is not an exhaustive list and we are open to including suggestions from you all. Pleease do write to us if there are more resources we can include.
Dalit Literature
Dalit Literature
We would encourage you to purchase the books that are written by Dalit Authors to support them. We have provided a list of Dalit literature below. We have linked the books that are available online, and as for the rest, we encourage you to buy them.
We would encourage you to purchase the books that are written by Dalit Authors to support them. We have provided a list of Dalit literature below. We have linked the books that are available online, and as for the rest, we encourage you to buy them.
Annihilation of Caste by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. (Book)
Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Paper)
Writings and Speeches of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Gulamgiri (Translated to English under the heading of ‘Slavery’) by Mahatma Jyotirao Phule (Book)
Why I am not a Hindu by Kancha Illiah (Book)
Caste Matters by Suraj Yengde (2019)
We Also Made History: Women in the Ambedkarite Movement by Meenakshi Moon and Urmila Pawar (1989); Translated to English by Wandana Sonalkar (Zubaan, 2008)
Joothan by Om Prakash Valmiki (1997); Translated from Hindi by Arun Prabha Mukherjee (Columbia University Press, 2003)
Writing Caste Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit Women's Testimonios by Sharmila Rege (2008)
Prisons We Broke by Babytai Kamble (1987)
Jehnva Mi Zaat Chorli Hoti, or When I Hid My Caste by Baburao Bagul (1963) Translated by Jerry Pinto (Speaking Tiger, 2018)
Karukku by Bama (1992); Translated by Lakshmi Holmstorm (Oxford University Press, 2001)
Aaidan/ Weave Of My Life by Urmila Pawar(1988)
Father May Be an Elephant and Mother Only a Small Basket, But… by Gogu Shyamala (2012)
Poisoned Bread: Translations from Modern Marathi Dalit Literature; Edited by Arjun Dangle (Orient BlackSwan, 1992)
Strike A Blow to Change the World by Eknath Awad (2012); Translated by Jerry Pinto (Speaking Tiger, 2018)
Dalits: Pasts, Presents, Future by Anand Teltumbde (Routledge, 2016)
Dalits and the Making of Modern India by Chinnaiah Jangam (Oxford University Press India, 2017)
Dalit Panthers: An Authoritative History by JV Pawar (2017); Translated by Rakshit Sonawane (The Marginalized Publication, 2018)
Ants Among Elephants by Sujhata Gidla (2017)
Moustache - A Novel by S. Hareesh (2020)
The Weave of My Life - A Dalit Woman's Memoirs by Urmila Pawar (2008)
When I Hid My Caste by Baburao Bagul (2018)
Viramma, life of an untouchable by Viramma (1997)
Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Journey Out of the Caste System in Modern India by Narendra Jadhav (2005)
Other articles
The Dalit-Bahujan Guide to Understanding Caste in Hindu Scripture (Article)
#DalitLivesMatter: Why Are Atrocities Against Dalits On The Rise? (Article)
India Untouched by K. Stalin (Documentary)
Meet 5 Dalit feminist writers who are sparking conversations on casteism in the country
The Manual Scavengers of Mumbai (Documentary)
Dalit Muslims in India (Documentary)
How to be an anti-caste ally if you are an upper-caste (A thread on Twitter by a Dalit)
Busted: Four Myths on Caste-Based Reservation Policies (Article.) PS: Scroll till the end to find other suggested readings by EPW on the caste system and reservations
Books to Read If You Want to Understand Caste in India (Article; Reading List)
Can 'Castelessness' Fix Caste? (Article in EPW)
Caste and Castelessness: Towards a Biography of the "General Category" by Satish Deshpande (Paper)
India's Shame by Arundhati Roy
Understanding Caste by Gail Omvedt
Ambedkar's World by Eleanor Zelliot
Films and Documentaries
Films and Documentaries
India Untouched: Stories of People Apart by K.Stalin
Fandry (2013) directed by Nagraj Manjule
Ankur (1974) directed by Shyam Benegal
Sairat (2016) directed by Nagraj Manjule
Jai Bhim (2021) directed by TJ Gnanavel
Jai Bhim Comrade (2012) by Anand Patwardhan
Masaan (2015) directed by Neeraj Ghaywan
Ending Untouchability and Discrimination by VideoVolunteers
Article 15 (2019) directed by Anubhav Sinha
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000) directed by Jabbar Patel
Sadgati (1981) by Satyajit Ray
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