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Untouchables Of India

The Pacific Story · February 17, 1946 · 29 min · 4,069 words

The transcript of “Untouchables Of India”, an episode of The Pacific Story first broadcast February 17, 1946. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Pacific Story plays The Pacific Story free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The National Broadcasting Company at its affiliated stations present the Pacific story. This is the story of the Pacific, the drama of the millions of people who live around this greatest sea where the United States is now committed to a long-term policy of keeping the peace.

This is the background story of the events in the Pacific and their meaning to us and to the generations to come. The Untouchables of India. Betka-ji calls all untouchables to the village well at Sundown, past the word.

Harken to the call of a bed-cassab, Barlida. Come to the village well at Sundown, past the word. Untouchables, Dr. Unbedkar-ji calls us to the mass meeting at the village well at Sundown, past the word, and come!

From the streets of Bombay, from the villages around Bombay, they came. The untouchables, whom Gandhi had called the children of God. But who, mother of the code of Manu, have for centuries been reviled. Sweepers, scavengers, washermen, cobblers, tanners, crematory guards.

They dropped their work and headed for the outcast community in the suburbs of Bombay. It must be important. Perhaps it is because Ahmed Khaji has left the chancery of the Gaiqaw. He was a favor of the Gaiqaw.

It was the Gaiqaw who sent him a way to be educated. Yes, that is where the Gaiqaw made him chief of the chancery when he came back. And now he has resigned? He treated him like a dog in a palace.

Even though he is educated as well as they, Crazembekeji for his courage. The ministers of the Gaiqwa's cabinet would not even take a document from his hands. The servants handled everything he touched with tongs.

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