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November 28, 2005
Caste off your bicycle chains
India's caste system, although illegal on paper, remains one of the world's most odious forms of injustice. The country's 200 million Dalits ("untouchables") remain trapped in horrific lives of unimaginable poverty, brutalized by sectarian violence, hemmed in by hundreds of petty restrictions backed by armed gangs.
In some villages, Dalits are not permitted to ride bicycles. This causes problems in villages where there are no schools in walking distance; the bicycle is the only practical way for children to get an education. One young woman, just fifteen years old has determined to fight this.
This girl is willing to risk her life to get an education. She is a heroine in the purest sense of the word.
Update: the original link no longer works, but here is another from the Times of India.
Posted by Tyrone at November 28, 2005 02:03 PM
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Comments
Hi Tyrone. Courageous indeed. I'm involved with a group that collects old bicycles and parts and ships them to community associations (including several for women) in the global South. None in India so far: http://www.cyclonordsud.org/
Posted by: lagatta à Montréal at January 14, 2007 06:27 PM
This story about the bicycle advocate touched a nerve. Still when I went to your link to read the original story it was broken--just gave me the web page of the "India News." Any chance you could resurrect the story somehow?
Thanks
jake
Posted by: allderblob at February 7, 2007 08:18 AM