Dalits to get haircut in Gujarat village 78 yrs after Independence
The dalit community in Alvada village in Gujarat's Banaskantha district can now take haircuts at the village barber shops 78 years after Independence. A 24-year-old farm labourer, Kirti Chauhan, who became the first dalit to receive a haircut at the village barber’s shop on August 7, said, "That day, I felt free and accepted in my own village."