Why I Am Not a Hindu Third Edition  (English, Paperback, Ilaiah Kancha)

Much in common with Franz Fanon’s classic,The Wretched of the Earth.' ~ Susie Tharu, Economic and Political Weekly 'In Kancha Ilaiah’s conceptual universe, you feel the pain of life. In his ideas, you sense the vulnerability of battling unpredicatable waters . . . you also sense the gaiety of robust combat and the fun in the fight.' ~ Sagarika Ghose, Outlook Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd writes with passionate anger, laced with sarcasm on the caste system and Indian society. He looks at the socio-economic and cultural differences between the Dalitbahujans and Hindus in the contexts of childhood, family life, market relations, power relations, gods and goddesses, death and, not least, Hindutva. Synthesizing many of the ideas of bahujans, he presents their vision of a more just society. In this revised edition, he presents an Afterword that discusses the history of this book, often seen as the manifesto of the downtrodden Dalitbahujans. He talks of its reviews as well as of the abuse he has received from its detractors. He reminds us of the need of an ongoing dialogue. As he says, ‘My request to Brahmins, Baniya and Neo-Kshatriyas [upper class Sudras] is this; you learnt only what to teach others: the Dalit bahujans. Now in your own interest and in the interest of this great country you must learn to listen and to