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Yashica Dutt

Why (and how) a young school student had to pretend to be upper caste and hide her Dalit identity

In her memoir, ‘Coming Out As Dalit’, Yashica Dutt writes about how she came to terms with her caste identity.

Yashica Dutt
· Feb 27, 2019 · 05:30 pm
9 arguments used to silence me after I came out as Dalit (and why they failed spectacularly)

There were many who wanted me to sit down, shut up and disappear. They tried to blame me, break me and brutally silence my spirit. But the outpouring of support kept me going.

Yashica Dutt
· Jan 26, 2016 · 11:30 am
Today, I’m coming out as Dalit

I was born in a Dalit family in Ajmer, Rajasthan. And I grew up learning to hide it.

Yashica Dutt
· Jan 21, 2016 · 07:00 pm