Vol. 7, Issue 5, Part C (2021)

Abstract
His five years of staying in Europe and America had completely wiped out of my mind any consciousness that I was an untouchable, and that an untouchable wherever he went in India was a problem to himself and to others. But when I came out of the station, my mind was considerably disturbed by a question, “Where to go? Who will take me?” I felt deeply agitated. Hindu hotels would not take me. The only way of seeking accommodation therein was by impersonation. But I was not prepared for it, because I could well anticipate the dire consequences which were sure to follow if my identity was discovered–as it was sure to be.” The other’s experiences are covered in the memoir’s last two chapters in his biography: ‘A doctor refuses to give proper care, and a young woman dies’ and ‘A young clerk is abused and threatened until he gives up his job’.