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Caste Discrimination of Dalit Women by Nirupam Hazra is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Dalit women face triple marginalization due to their lower caste, class, and gender identities. They experience discrimination and subjugation in many aspects of daily life, especially regarding access to water. In rural India, Dalit women are often prohibited from using the same water sources as upper caste women or made to wait until upper caste women are finished. They may be verbally or physically abused at water sources. This discrimination is rooted in notions of Dalit women being impure, and is a met

Author

Nirupam Hazra

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EN