Yashica Dutt on Coming Out as Dalit
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In this episode, Shruti and Yashica Dutt discuss India\\u2019s caste system, being Dalit and \\u201cpassing\\u201d as non-Dalit, the intersection of caste and gender, reservations in the Indian educational system and much more. Dutt is an Indian writer and journalist who has written on a broad range of topics including fashion, gender, identity, culture and caste. She has worked with the Hindustan Times, LiveMint, Scroll.in, The Wire and HuffPost India. Her new book, \\u201cComing Out as Dalit,\\u201d is a memoir of her experience as a Dalit woman and the history of the Dalit movement.
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