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- Book Synopsis
- When an upper-caste mob sets fire to a Dalit settlement in Lathore village, Odisha, forty families become homeless overnight**x2014;refugees in their own land. Seen through the unflinchingly honest eyes of Makaru, a Dalit migrant settled in Raipur, returning to his ancestral village after years of exile, Burnt is a powerful meditation on memory, trauma and survival. As he journeys by train to the place he had fled as a boy, Makaru also journeys deep into his childhood, tracing the roots of caste violence and resilience that have shaped his community, and confronting memories he wants to forget. The train**x2014;linking past and present**x2014;is a symbol of mobility and change, and a vital catalyst of Dalit self-awareness and emancipation.
- About The Author
- Basudev Sunani, born in the remote village of Maniguda in district Nuapada, Odisha, is an award-winning poet, writer and cultural scholar who represents a strong, articulate and engaged Dalit presence in the world of Odia letters.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9789354427626
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Orient Blackswan, (15 June 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 140 mm
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