

Even Omprakash had to eat the left overs of the tyagis, who are regarded as high class. Omprakash Valmiki became the first in his Tyagi town of Barla to pass the high school with high marks. they were treated very badly in the school. Omprakash Valmiki's life is something that makes us think about the older days.

They had to sit in the floor in a mat but the mat did not reach the place where he was sitting. Even though they had attended them they had a miserable school days. The Dalits were not allowed schooling in those days. When I finished the first few pages of the book I could imagine the poverty and the lives of Dalits. but one day when I saw that the school library had the book. I had tried to purchase the book 'Joothan' from Amazon OR Flipkart.

Author: OMPRAKASH VALMIKI (TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH BY ARUN PRABHA MUKHERJEE)
