Word: untouchableness
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...loop contraceptive for women, will enforce an all-out program to reduce India's birth rate. -As for food, the new minister was certain to bring a sense of urgency to the job. He is Jagjivan Ram, 58, the leader of India's 65 million "untouch ables," who, as the country's poorest caste, have been hit hardest by the food shortages. Ram's first project: to bore deep wells in such drought-stricken areas as his home state of Bihar to provide needed water for crop irrigation. He faces a terrifying task: keeping India...
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