Once an accomplished taekwondo athlete, Sanjeet Burman is now the moving spirit behind events centred on Dalitbahujans in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. He also sells books related to Dalitbahujans at such events. He has resigned his job as a government teacher to give his undivided attention to this work. Edited excerpts of his conversation with Nawal Kishore Kumar:
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