Learn more about Yashica Dutt at: www.yashicadutt. Until she came out as Dalit in a Facebook note and wrote a book thats part non-fiction, part-memoir, and wholly a scathing account of how the caste. Dutt’s journey to accepting her Dalit identity as a member of the lowest caste in the traditional Indian caste system also exposes the inequalities it creates from education access to human rights.ĭutt is an emerging figure recognized for highlighting Dalit rights globally and her voice has been instrumental in understanding the realities of caste within the increasingly prominent Indian diaspora. Register today for your chance to win a free copy of the book! If you would like to submit a question for this discussion, please email it to the Asian Network at Yale Social Justice Committee Co-Chair Sunil Koundal at: Out as Dalit, Dutt’s first book, has been lauded both critically, and embraced by readers. Summary: In this personal memoir that is also a narrative of the Dalits, Yashica Dutt writes about the journey of coming to terms with he identity and takes. Life narratives, such as Bama’s Karukku and Yashica Dutt’s Coming Out as Dalit: A Memoir, function as the locus of enunciation where agency and self-identity are attended and asserted by Dalit women, through different approaches.
Join the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Asian Network at Yale in an interactive discussion with Yashica Dutt, a leading anti-caste expert, journalist, and award-winning author of the non-fiction memoir, Coming Out as Dalit.
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