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Outlook: The Dalit who defied the odds to become one of India's most successful businesswomen.

22/05/2012

The Dalit who defied the odds to become one of India's most successful businesswomen.

BBC World Service - Outlook, 22/05/2012

The Dalit woman who rose above unpromising beginnings to build one of India's most successful business empires.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, Kalpana Saroj, the Dalit woman who rose above unpromising beginnings to build one of India's most successful business empires.  

We also hear the story of parents in Northern Ireland who willingly delivered up their sons to be subjected to punishment shootings.  

And the singing Friar - Italian Brother Alessandro Brustenghi on unexpected stardom.

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