US protests trigger calls by India's Dalits to end discrimination

Spurred on by the anti-racism protests in the United States, Dalits (a marginalised community once referred to as "untouchables") have called on India to acknowledge centuries of oppression they have endured.

Dalits find themselves outside the Hindu caste hierarchy - a membership determined at birth - and have historically faced violence, segregation and been barred from even having their shadows touch those of people from more privileged castes.