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Global Voices | Getting to Know "the Help" in One Indian Household | PBS

Duration: 01:54
Program: Global Voices #503
Broadcast Date: May. 27, 2012

Have you ever dreamed of being waited on hand and foot? For the past six years, Lakshmi has been doing just that for her employers -- virtually unnoticed. That is, until one of Lakshmi's employers begins to film her daily life on the job in Mumbai, India. In a deeply personal portrait, the film takes a hard look at the Indian caste system, gender, and class relations.

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Post Date: April 26, 2012