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Living a lie and "passing" as an "upper" caste Hindu opened doors, Yashica Dutt discovered growing up in her native India. The author of 'Coming Out as Dalit' belongs to the community long-maligned as "untouchable."
When Dutt was a kid, her family pretended to be rich so no one would suspect their caste identity. In her memoir, she talks of her struggles — and her decision to publicly declare she is a Dalit.
When Dutt was a kid, her family pretended to be rich so no one would suspect their caste identity. In her memoir, she talks of her struggles — and her decision to publicly declare she is a Dalit.
White supremacy and caste-based supremacy are two sides of the same coin, Dalit writer Yashica Dutt shows in this excerpt from her new book.