In this episode of The Yodakin Podcast, Publisher Arpita Das is in conversation with renowned historian, Prof. Chinnaiah Jangam. Prof. Jangam translated Gabbilam:A Dalit Epic by Gurram Jashuva from the Telugu into English. Among other things, the two talk about the legendary poet Gurram Jashuva, importance of Dalit narrative traditions, significance of the word 'epic' and the recent reproduction and restructuring of the history of the nation.

Gabbilam presents a Dalit man as the hero and protagonist perhaps for the first time in the classical verse-epic tradition of Indian poetry, and is the earliest text to highlight the oppression, exclusion, and dehumanization of untouchables in casteist Hindu society. It occupies a pre-eminent position in the Telugu literary sphere, not just for the depiction of Dalit suffering but also for bringing the language of ordinary people into the classical medium. In its English translation for the first time, this Dalit epic can now be read and relished by a global audience.

Buy it here: https: https://www.amazon.in/Gabbilam-Dalit-Epic-Chinnaiah-Jangam/dp/9382579362

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The opening song is 'Typewriter' by Marc Taboel via Epidemic Sound.
This episode has been produced and edited by Srishti Khare.