I found this article really inspiring as a friend who I have known for a long time recently told me that she was of the ‘leatherworkers’ caste, which is an ‘untouchable’ caste in India.
She told me of the problems this sometimes causes her within the indian community in the UK, even though she now lives a middle class lifestyle in the UK.

This is inspiring stuff, somewhat like what Jamie Oliver did back in the UK where he trained schoolkids who had no future to work as chefs for his restaurant he opened in London.

It’s great that there are people around like this to help these under-privileged people have a chance in life.
Best wishes Sue

I think you should stop to writing untouchable here. Govt of India has already made act and implementation to remove untouchability in practice. Dalit and Untouchability are two different words. You should better understand the actual contextual meaning of these two words. You might be working to help Dalits in India but, your program is in no way doing anything for untouchable.

Je suis vraiment impressinee par le travail que vous tout les deux font a cheenai, et surtout pour des untouchables. Je sais que ce n’est 1 boulot facile. Quitter la France et commencer quelque de defferent, comme faites, il faut du courage. Je suis a bangalore, si je serai contente si je pourraais faire quelque chose pour vous. Bonne chance et bonne continuation.

I am from Chennai, India and the explanation for untouchables in the article above is humiliating, misguiding rather. None of those mentioned above are true, and infact chennai is the most accomodating cities in India, the world rather, where people of various castes and cultures coexist peacefully unless provoked. And, more importantly, dalits and untouchables are not words which can be used interchangeably. there are two, very different words. I strongly condemn the author of the above essay for paiting a wrong picture of the people of India, and exaggerating the truth beyond limits.

Ducla is a big lyier. He uses the cause of the poorest and dalits, as well as the name of Ceyrac, to make money but he really doesn’t care. For him and his MBAs mates, Indians are only stupid people who do not understand nothing !

The last time I checked, I would never see getting a free education and learning a lifelong skill for free was a sign of being taken advantage [of]. Also, no one is forcing anyone into this profession, the individuals see this as an opportunity and took it upon themselves to learn. People that sit around trying to find the negativity in everything oppose to seeing the good drive me nuts. What is it jealously that you did nothing to help your own? Or hate that someone cared for someone you wanted to ignore.

Whenever some initiatives to improve the lives of dalits is taken by someone, the high caste hindu fundamentalists will use the idea of Indian orientalism as a defense against the initiative. this is usual case. caste is everywhere in India, and the dalits are still untouchable, particularly in villages. so I am with this initiative and no high caste hindus could stop the dalit march to progress.
Jayan

Do u guys mind putting a sock in it ? atleast they r trying to help india ! While our stinkin govt hogs all the crap we throw at am … Im 14 and Ive been making french bread since the age of 10 . Im preety good at it . Yes Im bragging bout myself !