A book also travels: circulating small booklets in Dalit poorva.
This article examines how Dalit popular booklets, known as 'chhoti kitab', emerge in the Dalit space and who writes these. It studies the readership and social impact of this writing, including the missionary zeal of the authors and publishers who market these booklets on cycles, in fairs, festivals...
| Published in: | South Asian History & Culture Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2011
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