Re: [OPE-L] Caste system

From: Jerry Levy (Gerald_A_Levy@MSN.COM)
Date: Mon Feb 19 2007 - 11:21:44 EST

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Hi Paul C:
 
A few days  ago you asked about the tradition of Sati ("widow
immolation") and now are asking about the condition of dalits
("outcastes").  But, wasn't sati primarily an upper-caste tradition?
I don't really grasp yet what you are trying to comprehend. What
is the context for your recent questions on caste?
 
In solidarity, Jerry 

> Why have the political measures - special representation in parliament etc, failed to uplift the dalits?

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