The subjugation of millions of people in a caste system that is a radical form of apartheid has long had its critics, both within and without India. This text p... » 

The subjugation of millions of people in a caste system that is a radical form of apartheid has long had its critics, both within and without India. This text provides an overview of the problem of untouchability as well as penetrating insights into its social and religious origins. «