The support and encouragement he gained from the family enabled him to face the dangers of being a Dalit.
He was fortunate enough to be born in a household where everyone loved and cared for him. After retirement from Government Ordnance Factory he lived in Dehradun where he died of complications arising out of stomach cancer on 17 November 2013.īeing a Dalit child, he was tortured and abused everywhere in society. He was born at the village of Barla in the Muzzafarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. well known for his autobiography, Joothan, considered a milestone in Dalit literature. Right from the early stages of his life, V Omaprakāśa Vālmīki or Omprakash Valmiki (30 June 1950 – 17 November 2013) was an Indian Dalit writer and poet. Being a Dalit child, he was tortured and abused everywhere in society. After retirement from Government Ordnance Factory he lived in Dehradun where he died of complications arising out of stomach cancer on 17 November 2013.
Omaprakāśa Vālmīki or Omprakash Valmiki (30 June 1950 – 17 November 2013) was an Indian Dalit writer and poet.
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