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A firsthand account of Dalit students’ oppression by Kanwal Bharti

Dalits have suffered the most under the Indian social system. One of the reasons is where their homes are situated. They are clearly outcasts, living outside villages. When they move out of their homes to pursue an education, they have to face insults and oppression. Even at the Ambedkar Hostels, they have no keeper

Kanwal bharti June 22, 2018
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About The Author

Kanwal bharti

Kanwal Bharti (born February 1953) is a progressive Ambedkarite thinker and one of the most talked-about and active contemporary writers. Dalit Sahitya Kee Avdharna and Swami Achootanand Harihar Sanchayita are his key books. He was conferred with Dr Ambedkar Rashtriya Award in 1996 and Bhimratna Puraskar in 2001

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