@article{1355715,
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      author = {Hamermesh, Mira.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355715},
      title = {Caste at birth [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      abstract = {Few Westerners realize the grave situation of India s  "untouchables." There are 150 million of them who live a  segregated life. They cannot own land or get an education  and are condemned to the most menial jobs, such as sweeping  streets, cleaning toilets, or butchering animals. In the  villages they are subject to abuse, sometimes killed for  minor slights to the landowners. From birth, all  alternatives are closed to them. While the government has  tried to improve the condition of the untouchables, these  attempts have been met by strong resistance. Upper caste  Hindus profit from this source of cheap labor. In addition,  the Hindu notion that the untouchable is impure is deeply  ingrained. However, a few leaders have arisen from their  ranks, who work for change.},
      recid = {1355715},
      pages = {1 online resource (52 min.).},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      year = {1991},
}