Question

What were some of the problems that the famous Dalit writer, Om Prakash Valmiki, had to face as a student?

• A. He was not allowed to drink water when he felt thirsty.
• B. He got beaten up by fellow students without any reason.
• C. He had to sit on the floor of the classroom.
• D. He was made to sweep the huge school playground.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A He was not allowed to drink water when he felt thirsty.
B He got beaten up by fellow students without any reason.
C He had to sit on the floor of the classroom.
D He was made to sweep the huge school playground.

On Prakash Valmiki was a Dalit writer and poet. In his work, Joothan, Valmiki describes his life as an Untouchable in newly independent India in the 1950s. It was originally published in 1997.