Yashica Dutt
The WorldYashica Dutt is a New York-based writer covering gender, identity and culture. She was previously a principal correspondent with Brunch and the Hindustan Times. and is the founder of dalitdiscrimination.tumblr.com. Her work has been featured in Vice and HuffingtonPost, among other publications and she's also appeared as a guest on NDTV's Left Right & Center.
Why I finally ‘came out’ as Dalit — and what happened next
Despite the fact that caste discrimination is illegal in India, Yashica Dutt’s parents encouraged her to “pass” as upper caste to access better opportunities. But hiding her Dalit identity was taking its toll. So she came out on Facebook, sparking a huge conversation that’s still ongoing.