Rishab Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i liked it, though as the article noted the dalit writer is perhaps > optimistic. still, it's good to be optimistic and the basic premise > is correct, that economic advancement and urbanisation is going to > reduce caste barriers (and is probably the only effective way to do > this). that's been the story of the breaking down of feudal class > barriers in most places.
The medieval Germans had a saying, "Stadtluft macht frei", which means "City air makes you free" -- I believe it referred to the same phenomenon. Perry
