We all know that whether we like it or not, India as a country is divided on the lines of colour, religion, caste and gender. With the advent of globalization and the concentration of money in the hands of a few, we are now divided on the lines of wealth as well. But the two things that stand out the most are discrimination by colour and social standing. Over the years, we’ve come to accept that people with fair skin and loads of money are better than others.

So how did a country where the majority of people are dark skinned come to this conclusion?

I come from a middle class Indian family. And I’ll be honest. Most of us look down upon “poor people.” We look down upon blue collar professionals like taxi drivers and rickshaw pullers.

And if a person is a so called “untouchable,” then he/she is in for a whole other world of prejudice.