
With the help of an American anthropologist, a member of the Bauri caste in Orissa describes his daily life and socioeconomic milieu as a member of India's lowest social class.




Nearly 16% of India's population - or over 100 million people - are untouchables. Most of them, despite decades of government efforts to improve their economic and social position, remain desperately poor, illiterate, subject to brutal discrimination and economic exploitation,...