New Delhi, May 4 -- The Musahars of Varanasi were recently in the news after a local Hindi daily highlighted (with a picture) their plight, with their children literally having to 'eat grass" in the wake of COVID 19. There was a strong rebuttal from the District administration who
presented a different picture by claiming that the children photographed for the story were actually eating a pulse, not grass. The district magistrate (DM) issued a notice to the author of the report, asking for clarification within 24 hours. The notice says "It is clear that the reporter associated with (your paper) by describing the consumption of "akhri daal" as grass-eating is a gross attempt by him to cast aspersions on the Musahar community and spread misi...