After they were accused of stealing a motorcycle belonging to a man from an upper caste, the teens, all Dalits, were tied to a tree, thrashed, stripped and then paraded naked in the Chittorgarh area of Rajasthan, 350 kilometres from the capital of Jaipur.
During his time as a member of the UrbanWord Slam Team, James performed at the Apollo Theater, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and Lincoln Center.
The whole table—fifteen students, three mentors—looked at me, then at him.
Two years after curiosity flared in the locker room, I came out.
Hey, who was I to judge? The room was well-lit and the atmosphere emanated a fancy air that was almost palpable.
One day, for a lesson on proper dining etiquette, the program took us to a Spanish restaurant.
Manan Chaturvedi, the head of Rajasthan's child rights commission, promised to investigate.
When I was little, I preferred the company of girls during my trips to the park, and I would sometimes play with dolls, showing little interest in sports.