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India Now / By Sarah Taylor

The struggle to challenge India's caste system remains real, still

Dalit rights activist Beena Pallical (top right) and her family — they didn't really talk about the caste system when she was growing up.  (Supplied)

Beena Pallical's family didn't really talk about caste.

Growing up in the sprawling city of Pune in India's western state of Maharashtra, Ms Pallical was sent to a school run by Christian missionaries.

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