Manjula on the other hand is a bad ass radical and a forthright, staunch feminist. Satyam is a self-boasting, proud man who never bothered to learn basics like cooking, shaving, buttoning his own shirt in short, he had the air of a “prince”. Satyam (SM), also known as K G Satyamurthy, and Manjula, Satyam’s sister, are the hero and heroine of the book. However, in this quest they end up losing hope in each ideologies that offer radical transformation. This book shows how, in the spirit of encompassing revolution, Dalits earnestly work day and night to establish the order of equality so as to escape their harsh conditions. This book chronicles the multi-stages in the harsh life of a family. It charts the lives of the privileged who desire to strive for an egalitarian society, yet still maintain their oppression of others. Having endured irremovable scars of tragedies and pains, and carrying sacrifices on their sleeves, this story is about Dalits’ inescapable suffering and their isolation in the face of oppression. It is about their coerced consciousness of being born into an oppressed group-an untouchable group/as untouchables. This is a coming-of-age story about the Kambhams, a genteel Dalit Christian family from Andhra.
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