wanna learn more about caste system in india? it's a good one to read

pretty good, alittle confusing at times, but overall really interesting

The book doesn't do justice with the title, There is no pain or suffering of an untouchable in this book

Not as powerful as Valmiki's 'Joothan' or as caustic as Murli's 'Untouchable'. Moon's Mahar background is relatively more priveleged and less deprived than that of paraiyars or bhangis but it offers nonetheless an insight into the Ambedkarite tradition of Dalit thought and experience common in Western India, along with the Buddhist influence that isn't found as strongly elsewhere.

Though the pacing of this book is a bit uneven, it is about a topic which I knew very little about. I tried to read this and not to be too upset at the caste system.

I didn't finish the book, it's too hard to understand for me. Too many Indian terms and too many old fashioned English words I've never heard before. I think it's a good book for learning about the history of Dalit uprising. And yes, education is a way out. But I was searching for the trauma left by labelled "Untouchable", the psychologic consequences, for this it's the wrong book.