UNTOUCHABLE SPRING BY G. KALYANA RAO (TRANSLATED FROM THE TELUGU BY ALLADI UMA AND SRIDHAR)
Untouchable - a word that goes hand in hand with the Indian caste system. And, one cannot speak about the Indian caste system without talking about this book. Untouchable Spring is an important work of fiction which masters the art of oral storytelling highlighting the struggles of the generations of the Malas and Madigas of Yellenadinni, how their lives are reduced to nothing because of the curse of the Gods and how they fought against all odds for their own justice. You can't read this book without a feeling of tightness in your chest.
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