MUMBAI, India — A man who goes by “hemant” types out a question: "Are you embarrassed that you are from the scheduled castes or scheduled tribes?"
One by one, members of the online community of SC and ST, which compose the lowest castes and groups in India, begin responding:
“Rajni”: “No my dear i never felt ashamed due to my caste.”
“Mr”: “When I was an innocent school-going boy, I feel embarrassed to reveal my caste due to discrimination and my helplessness, later during my college days I started coming out of the closet and was very aggressive to those who criticize me.”
