dhobis, etc, and, in rural areas, denial, of equality in seating arrangements, and exclusion from accommodation ... All of this exists against a background of widespread harassment of those who assert their right to equality and a pervasive discrimination which bars even the more fortunate urban and educated untouchables from full social acceptance and full participation in society"
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