A Dalit Christian woman's autobiography of caste, faith and the church, widely read as a founding text of Dalit women's writing.
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A Dalit Christian woman's autobiography of caste, faith and the church, widely read as a founding text of Dalit women's writing.
Dalit writingMemoirIndiaTamil126 pages
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