He begins by stating that this autobiography is a record of his painful experiences which he has undergone. He explains in that preface how this autobiography was originated or what gave him idea to write this autobiography. A document of the long-silenced and long-denied sufferings of the Dalits, Joothan is a major contribution to the archives of Dalit history and a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Omprakash Valmiki has given a brief preface to his autobiography, Joothan. Valmiki shares his heroic struggle to survive a preordained life of perpetual physical and mental persecution and his transformation into a speaking subject under the influence of the great Dalit political leader, B. 'Joothan' refers to scraps of food left on a plate, destined for the garbage or animals. Lall Ramji, Bacon’s Essays, Rama Brothers publication: New Delhi, 2005 4. Although untouchability was abolished in 1949, Dalits continued to face discrimination, economic deprivation, violence, and ridicule. Omprakash Valmiki describes his life as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. Valmiki, Omprakash Joothan: A Dalit’s Life Translation Mukharji Arun Prabha, Published by Mandira Sen for SAMYA, 2014 2. India's untouchables have been forced to accept and eat joothan for centuries, and the word encapsulates the pain, humiliation, and poverty of a community forced to live at the bottom of India's social pyramid. "Joothan" refers to scraps of food left on a plate, destined for the garbage or animals.
Omprakash Valmiki describes his life as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s.
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