an untouchable family and the making of modern India
Born into the Indian untouchable class, but possessing the rare gift of a higher education, Sujatha Gidla travels to India to interview her family about the sociopolitical forces that helped shape her family history. From her uncles' political allegiances to her mother's difficulty living in the caste system, Gidla recounts testimonies from first-hand accounts of what life is like in India as an untouchable.
