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Gangrene: Punjabi Dalit Short Stories

Gangrene: Punjabi Dalit Short Stories

Kumar, Akshaya
Singh, Navdeep
Singh, Navdeep

Paperback

General Fiction

Publisher Price: $16.99

PREORDER - Expected ship date February 16, 2027

ISBN10: 0143471244
ISBN13: 9780143471240
Publisher: India Penguin
Published: Feb 16 2027
Pages: 208
Language: English

In percentage terms, Punjab has the highest Dalit population in India (around 30 per cent of its population). But inspite of that, Punjabi Dalit writing has struggled to find recognition.

Initial writings about Dalit issues were largely by the stalwarts of Punjabi literature like Nanak Singh, Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari, Kulwant Singh Virk and Gurdial Singh. Since the 1970s though, Punjabi Dalit writing has undergone a shift in consciousness with the emergence of Attarjit, among the earliest Dalit writers to make a mark. Soon, others like Prem Gorkhi, Mohan Lal Phillauria, and Bhagwant Rasulpuri emerged.

Gangrene is an attempt to compile some of Punjabi literature's most powerful short stories on Dalit themes and issues. Carefully curated by Prof. Akshaya Kumar and Navdeep Singh, this volume features stories on a variety of issues ranging from caste identities and rural exploitation to urban life and housing. Searing in its indictment of casteism, this volume is a window to a better understanding of Punjabi society.

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