Video: The Dalits of Delhi
GlobalPost
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NEW DELHI — Dalits, the so-called "untouchables," are at the lowest rung of India's ancient caste system. For centuries they've been fated to do the dirtiest, and most undesirable jobs across the country. But in the new India, economic opportunity calls. Even for those at the bottom.
Here's how globalization is changing India's caste system.
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