Director: Amit Kumar | Producer: Video Volunteers Produced In: 2010 Synopsis: In the state of Haryana, Dalit communities (including the correspondent filming this video) are forbidden to enter temples. In Barot village, the temple allows only the villagers who belong to upper castes to worship, though most of the villagers belong to the Dalit community. The Constitution of India ensures equal rights for all citizens. This includes the right to “opt, embrace and practice any religion.” However, in Barot the Dalits have always been denied this right. They have been treated as “dirty” and asked by both the upper caste and the temple priest to keep away from the temple. Amit says that though the older generation have accepted this denial of rights as fate, youth in his community are angry about being treated as untouchables. Amit shot this video to share with viewers the humiliation he is made to feel every day for being a “Dalit youth.”
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IN MY THOUGHT CATEISM IS NOTHING ONLY CREATED BY THE POLITICIANS FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT THEY MAKE DIFFERENCE BY HIRING PERSON FROM THE EACH CASTE AND TAKE THE WHOLE SUPPORT FROM EACH CLASSAND MENTION THAT,THIS IS LOWER AND THIS IS HIGHER.IF THEY REALLY WANT TO GIV BENEFIT OR DOIN ANY SOCIAL WORK MAKE THE POLICIES TO GIV BENEFITS TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO COME UNDER POWERTY LINE ON THE EARLY BASIS THEN OBSERVE THE CHANGE...
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