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In 1987, as the Ramjanmabhoomi movement gathers momentum, a thirteen-year-old from a village in Rajasthan joins the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Despite his untouchable status, he quickly rises to the post of karyavah. Ahead of the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992, he becomes the district office chief of Bhilwara. He hates Muslims with a passion without having met one. He joins thousands of karsevaks to Ayodhya. He mocks Mulla-Yam Singh. He participates in riots. He goes to jail. He finds Hindutva intoxicating. He is ready to die for the Hindu Rashtra. And yet he remains a lesser Hindu. He turns into a critic of the Sangh, becomes an Ambedkarite and makes it his life's mission to expose the hypocrisies of Hindutva. In this explosive memoir, translated by Nivedita Menon from the Hindi, Bhanwar Meghwanshi tells us what it meant to be an untouchable in the RSS. And what it means to become Dalit.
About The Author
Bhanwar Meghwanshi is an Indian author, social activist, and journalist from Rajasthan. He is best known for his memoir I Could Not Be Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in the RSS, which recounts his journey from being a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to becoming a prominent Dalit activist after experiencing caste-based discrimination. His work has contributed to discussions on caste dynamics and social justice in India.
Hyderabad Book Trust
Hyderabad Book Trust is a 46 year old publishing house - a not-for-profit collective that has been publishing alternative literature - the best of global and Indian literature in translation, and original commissioned literature, in Telugu, since 1980.
