Question

causes of untouchability in point​

Answer 1

Ambedkar, an Indian social reformer and politician who came from a social group that was considered untouchable, theorized that untouchability originated because of the deliberate policy of the upper-caste Brahmanas. According to him, the Brahmanas despised the people who gave up the Brahmanism in favour of Buddhism.

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Answer 2

Answer:

According to Hutton therefore, there are three causes of the untouchability:

1) Racial causes; 2) Religious causes; 3) Social causes.

Explanation:

1) Racial Causes:

It is a well known story that before Aryans came to this country this land was inhabited by members of some other race. Since the Aryans became victorious they subject the vanquished to all sorts of humiliations. Those who were considered inferior from the point of view of race later on became untouchables and inferior in many respects. They were not allowed to use the vehicles, palanquins, horses, etc.

2) Regional causes

Apart from the racial cause, the religious customs, conventions, beliefs, traditions etc, are also responsible for untouchability. In religious beliefs and customs too much of importance is given to purity and dignity and so as a result of these beliefs it came to be realised that those who engaged in impure occupations could not be considered as touchable. Since it was the lot of the Harijans to engage in impure professions like scavenging etc, they came to be realised as untouchables. Dr. Ghurya has correctly remarked.

3) Social causes

Several factors that may be termed as social have also contributed to the origin and development of the untouchability. Various social customs and conventions that were basically meant at providing convenient life of the members of the upper class have made untouchability a part of the social order. The conventions are not to be broken either by the members of the upper caste or by member of the Scheduled Caste. Some of the religious thinkers have added to these unhealthy conventions, since they were given name of the religion, the Harijans made them part of their life.