Panchamam, Chilukuri Devaputra, 275 pp, Rs. 200 \nCulling from his own experiences in being born in a poor Dalit family and working in government service, the author writes about a boy from a poor dalit family rising in government service, facing issues with landlords and succeeding despite all odd. \nAuthor Devaputra (1952-2016) hailed from a small village in Anantapur district, wrote his first (published) short story in 1977 and went on to write novels too.