It's Time To Act On Caste Bias From: The Washington Post | Date: September 1, 2001| Author: Martin Macwan and Margaret Huang | Copyright 2001 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Separate drinking wells. Segregated entrances to churches and other places of worship. Lynching of couples who dare to intermarry. In the United States we want to believe that such racist practices are a thing of the past, but they are a daily reality for those suffering from caste discrimination in different parts of the world today.

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