Thousands convert to Buddhism

New Delhi - Thousands of Hindu untouchables packed a huge park in the Indian capital yesterday to convert to Buddhism in a ceremony…

New Delhi - Thousands of Hindu untouchables packed a huge park in the Indian capital yesterday to convert to Buddhism in a ceremony shunning centuries of caste discrimination.

Police said the turnout of about 8,000 Hindu Dalits was much lower than the one million expected at what was billed as the largest mass conversion in the country's history.