Indian Dalits - Being Untouchable Preview

Sisters Savitri and Sarita learn the alphabet together. They are Musahars, a community of two million known as the Dalits of the Dalits. The Musahars are a landless people, 99 per cent illiterate and often close to starving. Their diet has earned them the name of 'rat-eaters'.

The Indian press has often highlighted their plight, but they face ridicule and derision from others around them. In a nearby Musahar community, 'high' caste villagers disrupted our visit and told the...
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Sisters Savitri and Sarita learn the alphabet together. They are Musahars, a community of two million known as the Dalits of the Dalits. The Musahars are a landless people, 99 per cent illiterate and often close to starving. Their diet has earned them the name of 'rat-eaters'.

The Indian press has often highlighted their plight, but they face ridicule and derision from others around them. In a nearby Musahar community, 'high' caste villagers disrupted our visit and told the Dalits that this photography would be used to mock them.

Bhojpur District, Bihar.
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