Though economic growth in India has been strong over the past decade, the caste disparities are however increasing. ... Distribution of water and control of similar resources showcases the extent of neglect and humiliation suffered by the Dalits to meet their ends.5 Positioned vulnerably at the bottom of caste, class and gender hierarchies, Dalit women experience endemic gender and caste discrimination and violence as the outcome of severely imbalanced social, economic and political power equations. Their socio-economic vulnerability and lack of political voice, combined with factors of being ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate