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| Four members of a Dalit family in Khairlanji were murdered. (Photo: CNN-IBN) |
It's me, the one you forgot in your hurry to build the Shanghai of India. I lost my family to caste violence in Khairlanji, some distance away from Mumbai' skyline. Let me in or else...
Knock! Knock! Who is that?
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| Many villagers have lost their land in the wake of the land acquisition process for the proposed Tata Motors car factory in Singur. (Photo: CNN-IBN) |
It's me, the farmer you chose to ignore. I lost my land to corporates building new industrial projects. All I got in return was a raw deal. Let me in or else...
Knock! Knock! Who is that?
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| In the Seelampur riots in Delhi four persons were killed and 10 injured in police firing. (Photo: CNN-IBN) |
It's me, the daily wage earner in the Capital. Your bulldozers brought down my house, now they are building a Metro rail project there. Let me in or else...
Knock! Knock! Who is that?
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| Lakshmi Kumari, whose brother Harinder Singh died during the Kargil conflict, was demanding reopening of her petrol pump, which authorities had sealed on charges of adulteration. (Photo: CNN-IBN) |
It's me... I ran a petrol pump in Agra. The one you gave me after my brother died on the border. I jumped the rules and the only source of livelihood for my family was sealed. Now I want it back. Let me in or else...
2006: Look Back in Anger
For many years India had comfortably turned a deaf ear to these calls for attention but this year the knocking was loud and clear.
Those who missed the train of prosperity decided it was time for action and leading the charge was a new generation of activists.
The anger on the streets was re-enacted inside the Parliament and this year the country turned into a republic of rage.
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