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Can it be, despite our frequent protestations to the contrary, that our society does not particularly value the essential human worth of certain groups of children? Virtually all the victims we are speaking of are very poor black and Hispanic children. We have been told that our economy no longer...
Singh stunned his Harvard Hall audience to silence with accounts of social injustice in India as he denounced its caste system and urged social and political equality for his country.
"Even funeral ceremonies wear the stamp of caste," he said.
The theme of impending violence resulting from caste inequality permeated the speech, as Singh related atrocities resulting from lower-class frustration and protest.
The downfall of the caste system is imminent, according to Singh, because many Indian political parties have "sworn the cause of social justice." However, Singh's outlook on the future of women in Indian society was far from optimistic.