# Sujatha Gidla
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sujatha gidla is an Indian-American author. Gidla is known for her book Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India. She was born in Andhra Pradesh and moved to the United States in 1990, when she was 26 years old.
Sujatha Gidla, “Ants among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India” (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2017)
In her searing book Ants among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017), Sujatha Gidla traces her family’s history over four generations in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. From their conversion into Christianity by Canadian missionarie…
Sujatha Gidla, “Ants among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India” (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2017)
In her searing book Ants among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017), Sujatha Gidla traces her family’s history over four generations in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. From their conversion into Christianity by Canadian missionarie…
Episode 29 - Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India
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The invisible ink of Dalit literature
This article explores the challenges Dalit writers face in gaining visibility within India’s English-language publishing industry, highlighting both the systemic barriers and social biases that contribute to the underrepresentation of Dalit literature. Through the experiences of authors like Sujat…
The Dravidian Pathway: How the DMK Redefined Power and Identity in South India
How did a transformative socio-cultural movement become an electorally successful political force? To answer this question, we have with us Vignesh Rajahmani. In his book, ‘The Dravidian Pathway’, he illustrates how the Dravidian movement transformed into an electorally viable political party, the…
Sujatha Gidla, The Granta Podcast
In this episode of the Granta podcast, we speak to Sujatha Gidla, author of Ants Among Elephants: an Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India. Gidla’s essay, ‘I Am My Mother’s Older Brother’, about dementia and caring for her mother, appeared in Granta 173: India.
We discuss the history o…
India now: caste and the rise of the Bollygarchs
India Now - one in every six people in India is a Dalit or 'untouchable'. One of them is Sujatha Gidla, whose recent memoir opens a lid on the long fight for equal rights. In the 90s India saw a boom in billionaires, all eager to flaunt their wealth.
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