The Famished Gods

The Famished Gods: Speaking Selves in Akkarmashi is a critical reception of the Indian Dalit classical autobiography of Sharankumar Limbale Akkarmashi The Outcaste (2003). This book microscopically scrutinizes aspects of penury and destitution for which stomach becomes the metaphor. While centrally focusing on the themes of food and hunger it also undertakes discussions on resistance identities atrocities and the like. . . .This book is a must read for anyone who cares for the liberation and empowerment of dalits. - Bama a Renowned Dalit Novelist This is a powerful and at times heart wrenching book. Essential reading for all connected with the emancipation of Dalits. - Robert Maddox-Harle Writer & Reviewer Australia The Famished God is a successful academic endeavour in analyzing the roots of social cultural economic and political dialectics in India through its deliberations on hunger in Akkarmashi. . . - Ajay Navaria an Eminent Academician & Scholar