“Everything for me began at Matruchhaya, the orphanage in Goa. I was brought there when I was two, and no one knew who my parents were. I spent my growing up years there wanting answers but didn't know where to look for them,” she says.
"You have actuated a long-dormant desire among Indians. Let's discard what never belonged to us. Let's caste away caste," said actor Kamal Hassan on Twitter in praise of her actions.