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Sujatha Gidla on Being an Ant Amongst the Elephants (Live)

Published: Nov. 15, 2017, 12:58 p.m.

Sujatha Gidla was an untouchable in India, but moved to the United States at the age of 26 and is now the first Indian woman to be employed as a conductor on the New York City Subway. In her memoir Ants Among Elephants, she explores the antiquities of her mother, her uncles, and other members of her family against modern India\u2019s landscape. Through this book she redeemed the value of her family\u2019s memories, understanding her family\u2019s stories were not those of shame, but did reveal to the world the truth of India and its caste system.

During her conversation with Tyler, they discuss the nature and persistence of caste, gender issues in India, her New York City lifestyle, religion, living in America versus living in India, Bob Dylan and Dalit music, American identity politics, the nature of Marxism, and why she left her job at the Bank of New York to become a New York City Subway conductor.

Read a\xa0full transcript\xa0enhanced with helpful links.

Recorded October 25th, 2017

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