Shaye Miller's Reviews > Ahimsa

Ahimsa is the story of Anjali who, at the age of ten, discovers how privileged she is because of the caste system in India. She’s never really questioned the “untouchables” of her society — there are simply people who you must never touch because they have always been the lowest of the low. They just are! Nevertheless, while making comparisons between the British control over India and the caste system within her own culture, Anjali finds herself willing to risk her very life to defend the helpless among her people and reinstate freedom for ALL. Written in such beautiful and descriptive language, Kelkar gives us a glimpse into the past so that we might better understand the connection to what we are currently facing TODAY. I read The Night Diary a few months before I read Ahimsa and they are great companion reads. Each provide a very different perspective of Partition, yet both are important for getting the full picture. For this and more #kidlit, #mglit, and #yalit book reviews, please visit my blog: The Miller Memo.