Unusual Book on Caste System and Dalits
New Book takes a fresh Look at the Caste system and the Dalits Of India. Written using religious scriptures, statistical data and ground realities.
Washington, DC, June 13, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Dusky River Publications on Saturday last released the much-awaited explosive book on the Caste System and Dalits of India - “Truth About Dalits.”
Written by renowned Christian investigative journalist and human rights activist, Oliver D’Souza, the book presents an unprecedented extensive insight into the caste system and plight of the Dalits. It additionally provides a realistic and scholarly perspective of the caste issue, as opposed to the archaic, piecemeal and often repeated information that is increasingly come into circulation.
Based on extensive research and on ground realities of caste as it works out on the streets and by-lanes of India, the book draws deeply from the roots of caste system in religious scriptures, relating it to the historical, as well as, modern plight of the Dalits and low castes.
Unlike any other work on Dalits, the book uses a combination of religious text, scholarly resources, statistical data and the author’ extensive field experience with the Dalits to put forth a work bound to change the common perception and understanding of the Dalit plight.
Although enormous literature on the individual Dalit problems and issues is available, rarely does one come across a publication that offers detailed information about the individual aspects of the Dalit plight – atrocities, discrimination, socio-economic-religious exclusion, poverty, education, Dalit women, emancipation efforts, Hindu right wing et al – in one book. Truth About Dalits does and fills the enormous gap.
The book also divulges the depth and width of the Christian role in Dalit emancipation, sifting through the publicity. This includes the much hyped ‘Dalit conversions,’ that have evoked considerable interest in theological and missionary circles.
The author, who is deeply involved in the Dalit movement and in preserving the Constitutional rights and guarantees of Christians in the face of the Hindu right wing onslaught in the country, uses a unique approach in telling the Dalit story. He reports the Dalit situation, analyzes and opines on it from his first-hand exposure to the Dalitbahujan communities as a child and as a teenager, from his exposure to their plight as a journalist and activist, and from his on-going extensive involvement with Dalitbahujan and Christian organizations.
Whether it is a student, church, mission agency, funding entity or a seasoned activist, there is a lot Truth About Dalits has to offer everyone interested in the Dalits.
The book is instantly downloadable from www.truthaboutdalits.com. The book is presently available only in ebook (pdf) format and comes with a free copy of ‘Manusmriti’ – the caste bible, for parallel reading and reference.
Dusky River Publications is currently offering a limited time discounted introductory price and the book comes with a 56-day money-back guarantee.
Website: www.truthaboutdalits.com
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Written by renowned Christian investigative journalist and human rights activist, Oliver D’Souza, the book presents an unprecedented extensive insight into the caste system and plight of the Dalits. It additionally provides a realistic and scholarly perspective of the caste issue, as opposed to the archaic, piecemeal and often repeated information that is increasingly come into circulation.
Based on extensive research and on ground realities of caste as it works out on the streets and by-lanes of India, the book draws deeply from the roots of caste system in religious scriptures, relating it to the historical, as well as, modern plight of the Dalits and low castes.
Unlike any other work on Dalits, the book uses a combination of religious text, scholarly resources, statistical data and the author’ extensive field experience with the Dalits to put forth a work bound to change the common perception and understanding of the Dalit plight.
Although enormous literature on the individual Dalit problems and issues is available, rarely does one come across a publication that offers detailed information about the individual aspects of the Dalit plight – atrocities, discrimination, socio-economic-religious exclusion, poverty, education, Dalit women, emancipation efforts, Hindu right wing et al – in one book. Truth About Dalits does and fills the enormous gap.
The book also divulges the depth and width of the Christian role in Dalit emancipation, sifting through the publicity. This includes the much hyped ‘Dalit conversions,’ that have evoked considerable interest in theological and missionary circles.
The author, who is deeply involved in the Dalit movement and in preserving the Constitutional rights and guarantees of Christians in the face of the Hindu right wing onslaught in the country, uses a unique approach in telling the Dalit story. He reports the Dalit situation, analyzes and opines on it from his first-hand exposure to the Dalitbahujan communities as a child and as a teenager, from his exposure to their plight as a journalist and activist, and from his on-going extensive involvement with Dalitbahujan and Christian organizations.
Whether it is a student, church, mission agency, funding entity or a seasoned activist, there is a lot Truth About Dalits has to offer everyone interested in the Dalits.
The book is instantly downloadable from www.truthaboutdalits.com. The book is presently available only in ebook (pdf) format and comes with a free copy of ‘Manusmriti’ – the caste bible, for parallel reading and reference.
Dusky River Publications is currently offering a limited time discounted introductory price and the book comes with a 56-day money-back guarantee.
Website: www.truthaboutdalits.com
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Peter Brunnell
00918312455038
www.truthaboutdalits.com
info@truthaboutdalits.com
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