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For 200 million Indians, a life steeped in discrimination
December 17, 2012
One in six Indians -- approximately 200 million people in all -- is born a Dalit. From the day a Dalit is born, life is predestined. Caste discrimination seeps through social symbols, practices and traditions, dooming Dalits to a lifetime of inequity and a position on the lowest rung of Indian society. Read the report on India Ink. 
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