Dalit politics: Identity or rights?

There is a lack of awareness among youths that the term Dalit is not the same as untouchable.

I would not say that I am terribly ashamed to have been born into a Dalit family. Nor am I proud of my caste identity. Far from it: My social identity has been a curse all my life! In many towns and villages of Nepal—as well as amongst some casteist Nepalis abroad—I would have to conceal my surname just to rent accommodation, to find employment, or to socialise with everybody!