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Over a century since it was abolished, slavery lives on
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The caste system of India is hidden slavery

by Kenneth V. Tellis (not verified) - 09/05/2008 - 22:57

What most people forget is that in India after Britain left in August 1947, slavery returned under the disguise of the Caste System. Thus what the world thought was freedom for Indians really meant a return to slavery. Enter any village in India and one cansee first-hand how slavery is perpetuated as minor children of the poor are forced to work without recompense. If that is not slavery, what is?

Meanwhile, neither Nehru nor Gandhi really felt that there was anytrhing wrong is using forced labour and keeping the Low Caste people as indentured slaves. So much for India's Independence in August 1947.

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