A Word With You, World
 
A Chaplinesque autoBIOGRAPHY that will make you laugh and cry. A poet tracks his journey from a Dalit colony on the edges of Magadi town�where he would rather roam the hills and wade in rivers than attend school�to the hardships of living in Dalit hostels in the city. Instead of despairing in his poverty, he turns to poetry. This makes the poet look at the benefits of sleeping on the streets of Bangalore: �the imagination of people who sleep under the star-studded sky takes wing. They become close to the moon.� we hear Siddalingaiah�s fiercely political and poetic voice mature as he tastes success as an orator and legislator, but his mood for mischief never diminishes. He regards a chief minister and an idli vendor with the same degree of affectionate irreverence. A word with you, world is a vivid evocation of everyday life and labour, of conviviality and courage, of poverty and loss.
 
About the Author
Siddalingaiah is a major Kannada poet and one of the founders of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti. He has also written two plays, and his doctoral research was on folk deities. He has served twice as member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. A professor at Bangalore University, he is also chairman of the Kannada Development Authority. S.R. Ramakrishna is a journalist, music composer and translator. He lives in Bangalore.
 
Product details
Publisher : Navayana
Language : English
Paperback : 302 pages
ISBN-10 : 8189059556
ISBN-13 : 978-8189059552
Item Weight : 340 g
Country of Origin : India