Voice of Dalits no longer rejected: Mahesh
(WorldNews India)

Mysuru: Political, religious and economic reasons continue to confine Dalits to the margins even today, lamented Karnataka minister for primary education and BSP leader N Mahesh here on Friday. `However, the society has changed over the years, and the voice of Dalits is no longer opposed or rejected as was the case earlier,` said Mahesh, who participated in a ceremony to felicitate Kannada writer Aravind Malagatti. Globalisation had resulted in Dalit ideas, and their philosophy gaining greater acceptance. `But, as Dr BR Ambedkar said, Dalits continue to be considered `Untouchables´ as they were in the Colonial era. But,...