As @YashicaDutt has won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2020 literary award for her memoir "Coming Out As Dalit," a short #THREAD on what really stuck me with me after reading the book.
The main story is very compelling. Yashica narrates her relationship to her caste identity, in detail, over decades. She puts her story in a broader social context.
What still plays in my mind today is her discussion of #Ambedkar.
What still plays in my mind today is her discussion of #Ambedkar.
I went into the book knowing a lot about #Ambedkar. I've read many of his writings. I teach about Ambedkar, including his fraught relationship with Gandhi, his religious ideas, his role in crafting the Indian constitution, his legacies today, and more.
@YashicaDutt wrote about Ambedkar and the stakes of his ideas and actions in a way that made them real, even visceral, for me.
Hearing his story in her voice changed how I see #Ambedkar. It helped me understand him and his meanings in a new way.
Hearing his story in her voice changed how I see #Ambedkar. It helped me understand him and his meanings in a new way.
You can read some of Yashica Dutt on Ambedkar here.
But, really, don't miss out. Read the whole book. alephbookcompany.com/coming-out-as-…
But, really, don't miss out. Read the whole book. alephbookcompany.com/coming-out-as-…
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