Jawahar Singh is one of the more than 160 million people in India once considered “untouchables” due to the caste hierarchy in Hinduism. In this episode of “The Dinner Table” produced by Newsreel Asia in partnership with ReligionUnplugged, the Jatavs explain the layers of discrimination from upper caste Hindus that exist in their village.
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Read MoreA group of village councils in North India decided to tackle caste discrimination by changing their names — stripping their postal addresses, name plates, social media accounts and vehicle windshields of caste markers.
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