This essay was selected for an award in the High School category in the fifth Civil Rights Essay and Art Contest for 2025 by Hindus for Human Rights and International Commission for Dalit Rights.
Growing up Shridula Mondal never came face to face with any role models like her, so she hopes she can now be that role model for young Bengali-Hindu girls and boys alike.
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