• ISBN13: 9780199476077
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
• Publication Date: November 21, 2017
• Pages: 152
• Original Price: USD 24.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 155 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

The entire village was in an uproar when the news spread that Laltu had beaten up Yuvaraj. How dare a Dom boy thrash the gauntia’s nephew, a Teli? The Telis set out to seek revenge by breaking Laltu’s limbs.
Conscious of the plight of the Dalits and the lower castes, and hoping to improve their lot, Laltu leads an uprising against the upper castes. Does he succeed? Or is he silenced and crushed by caste power?
Set in a remote village in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, the story draws from the real, lived experiences of the region’s Dalits. Bheda, the first Odia Dalit novel, is not only a poignant tale of rebellion and betrayal, it is also a record of the caste atrocities and cultural politics that have defined India.

About the Author and the Translator

Akhila Naik teaches Odia literature in Government College, Bhawanipatna, Odisha, India.
Translator
Raj Kumar teaches in the Department of English, University of Delhi, India.

Akhila Naik, Professor and Head, Department of Odia, Government College (Autonomous), Bhawanipatna, Odisha, Raj Kumar, Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi