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Pulayathara is among the earliest novels that records the complexity of Dalit experience. It focuses on the untouchable Pulaya community of Kerala, documenting the experiences of two kinds of Dalits, those who choose to remain within the subordinating Hindu social order, and those, who convert to Christianity in the hope of receiving assured food, shelter, and education.

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Introduction Pulayathara -Thevan Pulayan and Aayiramparapadam -Cracks Appear -Impasse -The Break -Asylum -For a Spiritual Awakening -Stephen-Preacher Arrives -Temptation -Look at the Birds of the Air... -Outha Pulayan's Warning -In the Name of the Living God -Heart-break -Harvest -Conversion -The Desire to Marry -Thoma's Petition for a Home -Pathros Agrees to the Wedding -Changes -Life -Being a New Christian -A Storm -Paulos and Outha Pulayan -Paulos Addresses His People -A Child Is Born -Life Unfurls -Yearning -Towards a New Tomorrow Glossary About the Author and Translator

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      Publisher: OUP India
      Publication Date: 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780199491438, 978-0199491438
      ISBN10: 0199491437
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Interfaith relations

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Pulayathara is among the earliest novels that records the complexity of Dalit experience. It focuses on the untouchable Pulaya community of Kerala, documenting the experiences of two kinds of Dalits, those who choose to remain within the subordinating Hindu social order, and those, who convert to Christianity in the hope of receiving assured food, shelter, and education.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Pulayathara -Thevan Pulayan and Aayiramparapadam -Cracks Appear -Impasse -The Break -Asylum -For a Spiritual Awakening -Stephen-Preacher Arrives -Temptation -Look at the Birds of the Air... -Outha Pulayan's Warning -In the Name of the Living God -Heart-break -Harvest -Conversion -The Desire to Marry -Thoma's Petition for a Home -Pathros Agrees to the Wedding -Changes -Life -Being a New Christian -A Storm -Paulos and Outha Pulayan -Paulos Addresses His People -A Child Is Born -Life Unfurls -Yearning -Towards a New Tomorrow Glossary About the Author and Translator

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