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Under India's caste system, Dalits are considered untouchable. The coronavirus is intensifying that slur - IAMC
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Under India’s caste system, Dalits are considered untouchable. The coronavirus is intensifying that slur

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/15/asia/india-coronavirus-lower-castes-hnk-intl/index.html

…Since India went into lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus on March 25, 57 families who live in Polamma’s hilltop village in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, have been barred from going down the hill, even to purchase essentials such as food and medicine.

The families are part of the Yanadi community, who work mainly as waste pickers and drain cleaners and who – even before the coronavirus – were segregated because of their caste.

“We’ve been locked up here, like prisoners – we live near a milk factory, and there is not a drop of milk for my children to drink. We are called dirty, and they say we spread the disease,” said Polamma, who only goes by one name.…

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