Musahars of UP: Cast out from work because of caste, Covid Musahars of UP: Cast out from work because of caste, Covid Last Updated: Sat, Apr 3rd, 2021, 12:20:20hrs For 16-year-old Manoj Banbasi from Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district, the pandemic has changed the course of his life. He had passed Class 5 when the Covid-19 crisis hit. He hasn't even attended the online classes since because his family doesn't own a phone, let alone a smartphone. "My elder brother Chotu and I are (now) looking for work. Koi bhi kaam mil jaaye toh chalega (Any kind of work will do)," says Manoj, who's decided to drop out of the school that he had joined quite late in his life - because of social exclusion.