How is untouchability practised in India?
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Untouchability is a menace and social evil associated with traditional Hindu society. It is being practiced since times immemorial and despite various efforts made by social reformers such as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar; and despite there being provision on abolition of untouchability in our Constitution under Article 17, the evil is still in practice in our country.
According to traditional Hindu ‘Varna System’, a person is born into one of the four castes based on karma and ‘purity’. Those born as Brahmans are priests and teachers; Kshatriyas are rulers and soldiers; Vaisyas are merchants and traders; and Sudras are laborers.
Untouchables are literally outcastes. They do not directly figure into any of the traditional ‘Varna System’ of Hindus. According to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, untouchables form an entirely new class i.e. the fifth varna apart from the existing four varnas. Thus, untouchables are not even recognized under the caste system of Hindus.
However, historically persons born in lowest castes and classes of persons doing menial jobs, criminals, persons suffering from contagious diseases and tribals living outside the so-called civilized world were considered as untouchables. Their exclusion from the mainstream society was based on the belief that they are impure and harmful and it was necessary to ostracized them for the overall benefit of the society.
Untouchability was also practiced as a form of punishment to the law-breakers and criminals; they were socially boycotted for their misdeeds.
According to National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR), there are various forms of discriminations being practiced against Dalits in India, these are:
Prohibited from eating with other caste members,
Prohibited from marrying with other caste members,
Separate glasses for Dalits in village tea stalls,
Discriminatory seating arrangements and separate utensils in restaurants,
Segregation in seating and food arrangements in village functions and festivals,
Prohibited from entering into village temples,
Prohibited from wearing sandals or holding umbrellas in front of dominant caste members,
Prohibited from using common village pat,
Separate burial grounds,
No access to village’s common/public properties and resources (wells, ponds, temples, etc.),
Segregation (separate seating area) of Dalit children in schools,
Bonded Labor,
Face social boycotts by dominant castes for refusing to perform their “duties”
...... HOPE IT WILL BE HELPFUL
According to traditional Hindu ‘Varna System’, a person is born into one of the four castes based on karma and ‘purity’. Those born as Brahmans are priests and teachers; Kshatriyas are rulers and soldiers; Vaisyas are merchants and traders; and Sudras are laborers.
Untouchables are literally outcastes. They do not directly figure into any of the traditional ‘Varna System’ of Hindus. According to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, untouchables form an entirely new class i.e. the fifth varna apart from the existing four varnas. Thus, untouchables are not even recognized under the caste system of Hindus.
However, historically persons born in lowest castes and classes of persons doing menial jobs, criminals, persons suffering from contagious diseases and tribals living outside the so-called civilized world were considered as untouchables. Their exclusion from the mainstream society was based on the belief that they are impure and harmful and it was necessary to ostracized them for the overall benefit of the society.
Untouchability was also practiced as a form of punishment to the law-breakers and criminals; they were socially boycotted for their misdeeds.
According to National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR), there are various forms of discriminations being practiced against Dalits in India, these are:
Prohibited from eating with other caste members,
Prohibited from marrying with other caste members,
Separate glasses for Dalits in village tea stalls,
Discriminatory seating arrangements and separate utensils in restaurants,
Segregation in seating and food arrangements in village functions and festivals,
Prohibited from entering into village temples,
Prohibited from wearing sandals or holding umbrellas in front of dominant caste members,
Prohibited from using common village pat,
Separate burial grounds,
No access to village’s common/public properties and resources (wells, ponds, temples, etc.),
Segregation (separate seating area) of Dalit children in schools,
Bonded Labor,
Face social boycotts by dominant castes for refusing to perform their “duties”
...... HOPE IT WILL BE HELPFUL
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India's Dalits still fighting untouchability. Dalits are at the bottom of the Hindu caste system and despite laws to protect them, they still face widespread discrimination in India, writes Natalia Antelava. As the glass flew across the room and straight into the wall, a dozen or so men stopped drinking their tea.
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