Untouchables

India's "Untouchables" Break Through the Caste System

Ellis Cose | Posted 05.18.2009 | World


Ellis Cose

Some 60 years after India's "untouchables" gained equal status under the law, many of their fellow citizens still see them as the lowest of the low. But in one boarding school, Dalit kids are treated as equals.

India's 'Untouchables' Forced To Work In Dangerous Sewers (VIDEO)

Worldfocus | Martin Himmell | Posted 05.01.2009 | World


For all the progress seen in India's transformation into a modern global economy, the country remains strongly tied to the traditions of its caste ...