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BBC,12 mins

Navigating colourism in India

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We hear about experiences of colourism - discrimination based on skin tone - in India. It comes after the chief secretary of Kerala in southern India, Sarada Muraleedharan, wrote an open letter calling out the discrimination she and others have faced for having darker skin. We bring together two Indian women, Chandana and Kavitha, to reflect on the change they'd like to see.

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