this is a heartwarming story, in today's toronto globe and mail. this is an upbeat story of hope amisdst despair, and ofcourse, it is also a story of hinduism, as viewed by a foreigner - the canadian resident correspondent in india of the globe. many of us living deep south, may not be aware of people like poonam of this report. elsewhere, when we list, 'dalits' who are prominent, it might well do us good to remember that most of them who are in the villages, still live in serfdom. without much ado, here is from today's globe the story of poonam and a few others.../