‘Therapists Don’t Even Say ‘Caste’ in India’: Dalit-Bahujans on Seeking Therapy
“If a therapist believes that caste does not exist, then they won’t hear a person who is screaming about it.”
MYTHREYEE RAMESH Published: 03 Sep 2023, 10:00 AM IST
When 25-year-old Karthik, who hails from a village in Karnataka, joined an advertising firm in Mumbai, his colleagues would often comment on the smell of his perfume. Born into a Dalit family, Karthik was only the second person to get the opportunity to go to college – and the first person to work outside their home state.
