BENGALURU/NEW DELHI - Mr Babban Sahani was just 15 when he had to drop out of school to support his family. A member of the Mallah fishing community – classified as an “extremely backward caste” – in eastern Indian state Bihar, he was sent to neighbouring Nepal to learn to paint houses.
“We didn’t even have enough to eat back then,” the 40-year-old said.
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