untouchability

After 60 yrs of Independence, untouchability alive and kicking in India Shobha John, TNN 3 August 2009, 09:35am IST More than 60 years after Independence, untouchability is alive and thriving in India’s hinterlands. Pockets of social change have been but mere drops in an ocean of casteism...

For the first time, seers from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are planning to launch a drive against untouchability. Seers and sadhus will join hands cutting across community lines to spread the message of equality...