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You are Aslam Bhai, a 37-year old Muslim male in the Dhobi community(an OBC caste/Dalit) You !re" u# in a

Belo"-$o%erty-&ine 'amily in Dhara%i, Mumbai You attended a indi medium school in the slums till th standard,

at "hich #oint you had to *uit to su##ort your 'amily as a "asherman You can read, "rite, s#ea+ indi, Marathi

and can ust s#ea+ a little n!lish

You are Do#di Mehen, a 3.-year old "oman "ho li%es in Bastar, Chattis!arh Youre o' the 0anthal tribe (a

0cheduled 1ribe/Dalit) You ha%e ne%er attended school, you are de#endent on the 'orests 'or li%elihood, alon!"ith 'ishin! and basic 'armin! and li%e belo" the #o%erty line You can 'luently s#ea+ 0anthali, Ben!ali, and can

ust s#ea+ a little Oriya and indi

You are Al'red Be2"ada, a 4-year old manual sca%en!er o' the 1hoti caste (a Christian 0cheduled Caste/Dalit)

Your 'amily has a tradition o' manual sca%en!in! in the 5olar re!ion o' 5arnata+a, and li%e belo" the #o%erty line

You ha%e ne%er been to school or colle!e, but because o' your communitys e6#osure to Christian missionaries,

you s#ea+ a little n!lish and a little 1elu!u, but mostly can read, "rite and s#ea+ in local dialects o' 5annada

You are Monica Bri!an2a, a Man!alorean Catholic born, raised and li%in! in Man!alore You come 'rom a

#ros#erous business 'amily You are con%ent-educated (n!lish medium) and hold a Masters in n!lish &iterature,

and "or+ as an n!lish lecturer in 0t Aloysius Colle!e You can read, "rite and s#ea+ in n!lish, 5on+ani, 1ulu

and 5annada *uite 'luently

You are a Malhotra, a 8-year old #roect mana!er 'or a bi! multinational in 9ur!aon, aryana You "ere born

and raised in Delhi in a $unabi Brahmin 'amily, and still #rimarily li%e there "ith your 'amily You "ent to an

n!lish medium school, ha%e a Bachelors in conomics 'rom Delhi :ni%ersity and an MBA 'rom ;harton 0chool o'

Business, :$enn You can read, "rite, s#ea+ n!lish and indi 'luently, and a little $unabi

1a+e one ste# 'or"ard i' you are 'rom a city

1a+e one ste# bac+ i' you are a 'emale

1a+e one ste# 'or"ard i' you "ent to school

1a+e one ste# 'or"ard i' you can s#ea+ n!lish, e%en a little

1a+e one ste# bac+ i' you are 'rom a Dalit/0cheduled Caste/0cheduled 1ribe community

1a+e one ste# 'or"ard i' you are Brahmin

1a+e one ste# bac+ i' you are 'rom a minority reli!ion

1a+e one ste# 'or"ard i' you ha%e a colle!e de!ree

1a+e one ste# 'or"ard i' you can read, "rite and s#ea+ at least t"o lan!ua!es 'luently

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