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... the displaced are tribal people ( 57.6 % in the case of the Sardar Sarovar dam ) .18 Include Dalits and the figure becomes obscene . According to the Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Tribes it's about 60 % .19 If 10.
... the displaced are tribal people ( 57.6 % in the case of the Sardar Sarovar dam ) .18 Include Dalits and the figure becomes obscene . According to the Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Tribes it's about 60 % .19 If 10.
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... Dalits another 15 % , of India's population , it opens up a whole other dimension to the story . The ethnic ' otherness ' of their victims takes some of the pressure off the Nation Builders . It's like having an expense account ...
... Dalits another 15 % , of India's population , it opens up a whole other dimension to the story . The ethnic ' otherness ' of their victims takes some of the pressure off the Nation Builders . It's like having an expense account ...
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... people and Dalits ) have traditionally cultivated rice , melons , cucumbers and gourds on the rich , shallow silt banks the river leaves when it recedes in the dry months . Every now and then , the engineers manning 34.
... people and Dalits ) have traditionally cultivated rice , melons , cucumbers and gourds on the rich , shallow silt banks the river leaves when it recedes in the dry months . Every now and then , the engineers manning 34.
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