“People often look at Dalit issues with sorrow, and Dalit people with sympathy. And sympathy is often beneath one’s actual value. When people see others as equals, they relate to it and then it becomes empathy.”
"That’s when I realised that my story is different. Eighty percent of India lived like me, but the people who consume stand-up comedy don’t know what I’m talking about. I have a unique story to tell."
“Media only wants the sad part. I have a problem with the tone. You don’t need to make me look sad. I am not sad about my past. I am proud of the fact that I came over it and everyone should be inspired by that,” says Manjeet.
“In a recent interview with The Voice of Media, Sarkar talks about his now popular line and says, “If you consider yourself anti-caste, then this line shouldn’t offend you, but if it does, then work on yourself.”
