Mohan Das

Uday Prakash · 2006 CE · Short Story · Indian · Contemporary

A Dalit graduate, Mohan Das qualifies for a job at a coal company, but another man takes it in his name and goes to work there under his identity. Mohan Das cannot make any office or court recognise him. The novella won the Sahitya Akademi Award and was translated into English in 2008.

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