"When I invited a Dalit girl to place a Kumbh at my residence on the occasion of ‘Vijay Dashami’, it is not because someone asked me to do so. It is because I believe it is the collective responsibility of all of us to change this mindset. This disease is so deep rooted in our society that the mindset of even those who are well-educated, smart, and converse in English has not really changed on this issue."