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    The promise of Digital India will remain unfulfilled as long as deep caste-based disparities in internet access, mobile ownership, and digital skills persist.
    by Atish Padhy, Saket Panbude | 7 min read
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    • A young woman in a crowded public space takes photos using her mobile phone._Caste and digital divide
    Inequality
    The digital wall: How caste shapes access to technology in India
    The promise of Digital India will remain unfulfilled as long as deep caste-based disparities in internet access, mobile ownership, and digital skills persist.
    by Atish Padhy, Saket Panbude | 7 min read
    The image has text which says, 'So you want to write a book... A cautionary tale of encouragement by Roshan Paul + Anne Miltenburg' accompanied by drawings of the authors._Social sector book
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