Buddha's Smile School » Dalit http://buddhas-smile-school.org Education with Love, Care & Motivation Sun, 06 May 2012 06:38:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Dalit boy killed for writing poem to upper caste girl http://buddhas-smile-school.org/2008/07/dalit-boy-killed-for-writing-poem-to-upper-caste-girl/ http://buddhas-smile-school.org/2008/07/dalit-boy-killed-for-writing-poem-to-upper-caste-girl/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:02:23 +0000 Admin http://buddhas-smile-school.org/?p=115 > MeriNews | Read the Full Story]]> In a recent example of India’s horrific caste system, a 16-year-old Dalit school boy died after he was thrashed almost unconscious in front of other students by an upper caste teacher for writing a poem to an upper caste girl. He was also beaten by family members of the girl the next day, found semi-conscious and taken to hospital where he later died.

Local leaders have sought an inquiry into the incident as the police appear to be siding with the upper caste girl’s family and the teacher.

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