While an First Information Report was lodged against 10 people, including the Dalit teenager, an Special Investigation Team has started probing the case.
India's existing mental health system lacks a cultural understanding of caste and is insensitive to Dalit experiences. Also, many Dalits don't have the capital for long-term therapy.
Modi government needs to extend the scope of the Swachh Bharat campaign and improve sanitation keeping in mind that many sanitation workers are Dalits.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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