essay on illiteracy and untouchability
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UNTOUCHABILITY-
The practice of untouchability can be defined as the discrimination of certain groups of people and their inhuman treatment based on their castes and social groups. Untouchability is a practice so old that it is embedded tightly onto roots of many people in India. People divided in the name of such social practices refuse to see the bigger picture and refrain from treating everyone as equals. It is the naïve thought processes and opinions of certain people that have led to the way in which people from the so called “Lower caste” are treated. Different words are used across the world to address these people who are the victims of the practice of untouchability such Dalits in Asia and Cagots in Europe. Various brave people with vision have fought against this absurd practice. Some of them include Vinoba Bhave, B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. These people with the help of their supporters chose to fight against the odds and the unfair treatment. This was one of the many evils of the society against which the leaders of independent India were fighting. Other social evils that have existed in India include sati practice, polygamy, child marriage and illiteracy to name a few. While some of these practices are still prevalent in our society others have been brought to end with a lot of effort.