Water in a Broken Pot: A Memoir
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A powerful memoir of poverty, caste, resilience, literature and the search for identity and dignity.
| Author Name |
Yogesh Maitreya |
|---|---|
| ISBN |
9780143472445 |
| Year of Publication |
2025 |
| Pages |
320 |
| Language |
English |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Publisher |
Penguin |
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ISBN: 9780143472445
Year Of Publication: 2025
Pages : 320
Language : English
Binding : Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
With remarkable honesty, Yogesh Maitreya reflects on childhood, family, work, education and the experience of growing up amid caste-based exclusion. His journey moves through factory jobs and personal struggles towards a transformative encounter with literature and the ideas of B.R. Ambedkar. The memoir ultimately becomes a story of resilience, self-discovery and finding purpose through writing and publishing.
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Yogesh Maitreya is a writer, poet, translator and publisher. He is the founder and editor of Panther's Paw Publication, which focuses on Dalit-Bahujan literature and translations from Indian languages. His other works include Flowers on the Grave of Caste, Singing/Thinking Anti Caste and Ambedkar 2021.
Water in a Broken Pot traces Maitreya's life from a difficult childhood in a working-class family through experiences of financial hardship, family conflict, factory work and exclusion within India's educational institutions. As he moves from one job to another, his encounter with books, literature and Ambedkarite thought becomes a turning point. These influences help him understand his identity and eventually lead him towards a life dedicated to writing, translation and publishing. The memoir combines personal vulnerability with a wider reflection on caste, inequality, dignity and resilience.
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