Why is the rural Indian open defecation rate so much higher than the much poorer Sub-Saharan Africa? The answer might be the Hindu culture of ritual purity which leads households to eschew toilets and latrines for fear of ritual pollution. https://t.co/Eh
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Hindu practice of untouchability and open defecation. https://t.co/TROOgqLgYB
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RT @khoslasaksham: Dean Spears and Amit Thorat show that the high extent of open defecation in India is linked to the practice of untouchab…
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Dean Spears and Amit Thorat show that the high extent of open defecation in India is linked to the practice of untouchability: https://t.co/gR9t9G3wmY https://t.co/7GuRawGCS1