12/08/2026
Announcing the release of Kancha Ilaiah's autobiography "A Shudra Life".
Pre-order the book for 25% off until 18th August.
The book will be launched at Lamakaan, Hyderabad on the 18th of August. (On the eve of completion of 30 years of Why I am not a Hindu)
Reviews of the book:
"There is a bloodletting pain, an internal scream every time you read him and realise: this caste system does not want people like us to get educated."
― MEENA KANDASAMY, writer, activist
"Written with his signature candid humor and sharp honesty, this book is a must read especially for younger dalitbahujan scholars seeking to make sense of their own journey as anticaste thinkers."
―Ravikanth Kisana, professor, author
The most rewarding thing about the book is that every time Ilaiah mentions his struggles, he also tells us how he overcame them. And when hard work is not rewarded, Ilaiah turns to humour. Humour can be a great weapon against Savarna bullying.
―Vijetha Kumar, RumLolaRum & Third Eye Portal
Kancha Iliah Shepherd is a national treasure. He is possibly the bravest shudra of our time. Ilaiah Shepherd invokes anxiety among the caste oppressors; read A Shudra Life to know why that is the case.
―Suraj Yengde, scholar, activist, author
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd takes us from Buddha to Marx to Babasaheb; from the wisdom of grandmothers to the fear of Saraswati; from humiliation and pain to dignity, liberation and hope.
―Siddhesh Gautham, illustrator@bakeryprasad
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd’s writing continues to have and will have huge impact on the socio-spiritual life of India which is beset by casteism and human untouchability for millennia.
―Archbishop Joseph D’souza
