Dalit - Wikipedia
Dalit (English: / ˈdælɪt / from Sanskrit: दलित meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. [1] They are also called Harijans. [2]
Dalit | Meaning, Caste, & Facts | Britannica
3 days ago · Dalit, term used to refer to any member of a wide range of social groups that were historically marginalized in Hindu caste society. The official designation Scheduled Caste is the most common term now used in India for people in these groups, although members of the Scheduled Castes often prefer.
In 'Coming Out As Dalit,' a member of a reviled caste tells her …
Mar 10, 2024 · When Dutt was a kid, her family pretended to be rich so no one would suspect their caste identity. In her memoir, she talks of her struggles — and her decision to publicly declare she is a Dalit.
In pictures: The many lives of India's Dalits - BBC
20 December 2023. ASHA THADANI. In the image above, a Dalit (formerly known as untouchable) woman worker limps past an open-cast coal mine in India's Jharkhand state, where underground fires have...
India's "Untouchables" Face Violence, Discrimination
June 2, 2003. • 8 min read. More than 160 million people in India are considered "Untouchable"—people tainted by their birth into a caste system that deems them impure, less than human. Human...
The Dalit: Born into a life of discrimination and stigma
Apr 19, 2021 · The Dalit, commonly known as the ‘untouchables’ in India and other South Asian countries, are born into a lifetime of marginalisation, exclusion and human rights violations. They are strictly ‘ranked’ – based on their descent – and are thereby placed at the lowest echelon of society’s classes.
Who Are the Dalits? - ThoughtCo
Feb 4, 2020 · Dalits, also known as "Untouchables," are members of the lowest social group in the Hindu caste system. The word "Dalit " means "oppressed" or "broken" and is the name members of this group gave themselves in the 1930s.
Dalits in India - Minority Rights Group
Dalit women have been particularly badly affected in recent times. They are discriminated against not only because of their sex but also because of religious, social and cultural structures which have given them the lowest position in the social hierarchy.
In pictures: The many lives of India's Dalits - BBC News
20 December 2023. ASHA THADANI. In the image above, a Dalit (formerly known as untouchable) woman worker limps past an open-cast coal mine in India's Jharkhand state, where underground fires have...
The 20th Century Transformation of the Dalit Movement in India
Jul 31, 2020 · Inspired by the Black Panthers of the United States, they called themselves the Dalit Panthers and started a cultural and literary movement in the state of Maharashtra that, in 1972, transformed into a political movement.