‘A disease’: Caste discrimination in Australia is on the rise – but some are fighting back
As migration from south Asia booms, Australia’s human rights commission is looking at stronger measures against caste-based discrimination
When Rakesh Kumar migrated to Australia from Punjab in India 16 years ago, the discrimination followed him. Before he could even enter the house he would be staying in he was asked: “What is your caste?”
“I said I’m Chamar,” Kumar says. The term is a Punjabi equivalent of the Dalit caste.