Untouchability in Rural India: by G. Shah, H. Mander, S. Thorat, S. Deshpande and A. Baviskar, New Delhi, India, Sage Publication, published 2006, ₹695.00 (paperback), 216 pp., ISBN: 9780761935070.
Dalit women's untouchability experiences Dalit women are victims of caste, gender, and poverty. The book revealed most Dalit women worked in agricultural fields and were paid equally to non-Dalit women but less than men (Dalit and non-Dalit). Sixty-four percent of Dalits were not allowed in temples, 53% of Dalit women faced ill-treatment from other women, 9% of Dalits were denied access to public transport, and 9% faced discriminatory treatment in private clinics.