Caste war shows India's lowest class still faces struggle (The Chicago Tribune)
"Higher-caste members say the Dalits just want attention and set their own homes on fire, shaved their own mustaches and made everything else up.[...] They say the Dalits are treated equally in Badhram and live pretty well.
"'They even have tractors and motorcycles,' said Jagan Singh, a farmer and former village leader who belongs to the Zamindar land-owning caste. 'They even have trucks.'
"'Mobile phones,' one man shouted.
"'Color TVs,' another pointed out.
"'They eat butter chicken every day,' Singh added."
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