Abstract
Abstract Part I of Concealing Caste: Passing and Personhood in Dalit Literature contains short stories by Dalit authors addressing the theme of hidden identity. The sixth of these is Surajpal Chauhan’s ‘Raw Deal’ (Ghate ka Sauda), translated from Hindi by Joel Lee. ‘Raw Deal’ appeared in Chauhan’s first collection of short stories, Harry Kab Aega?, in 1999. The story follows the fortunes of D. Lal, an ambitious bureaucrat, and his wife Anandi, a devoted follower of Ambedkar, as they begin to contemplate a marriage proposal for their daughter Rajni.
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