MUSHARS OVERCOME FEAR, BUT FACE A LONG ROAD AHEAD

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Tired of being denied basic human rights and held to be untouchables, Musahars in some villages of Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh are speaking up with help from community activists, but a decent livelihood is still far away.

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