Dalits

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Former bonded labourers champion justice in Punjab

In the heartland of Punjab, people who once endured the shackles of debt and bondage now dedicate their lives to freeing others.

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Battling social fault lines in rural water supply

The laudable aim of supplying piped water to all rural homes will have to tackle the existing power equations that deeply divide our society, and are tilted in favor of the elite in villages

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Tribal and Dalit youth need new role models

There is need to promote talent among tribal and Dalit girls and boys and build them up as heroes in order to boost self-perception and identity of these depressed communities