India, Feb. 16 -- O Water! There is a facade of democracy. In which caste is appropriated As a religious tool, To strengthen the caste hierarchy For touching their water. Caste violence against my skin Derived from Brahmanism and Reproduced, And normalised, across the castes and races And across ideologies, And across the time and space For touching their water. Caste is a system of law. Entirely structured by penalties Extending to death and Community rape For touching their water. Caste is a judicial system. That operates through punishments, Upto death, Upto community rape, Upto social annihilation. O Water! The death of my Dalit skin must be Understood through Sanatan codes Through Islamic codes, That decide Who is allowed to live? An...