JOSHUAS GABBILAM

This work has been rendered in an easy-flowing readable style, by K. Madhava Rao, an accomplished member of the Indian Administrative Service, who rose to the position of Chief Secretary to the Andhra Pradesh Government, perhaps the first ever Dalit to hold this high position in Andhra Pradesh, if not in India, which raises Joshua's poetry to national and even international level. Hailing from a similar social background as that of the poet, Madhava Rao could convey the spirit of the original poetry in English. The translator with dedication, has done commendable service to Telugu literature. The Hindu The language used is powerful, and the reader at once empathizes with the situation of the protagonist. The Deccan Chronicle K. Madhava Rao has ably brought out Joshua's ideas, his pungent criticism of the caste system, and opposition to economic, social and religious inequality. - Indian Express GABBILAM