Question

mention some restrictions imposed on the untouchables in indian society

Answer 1

India's caste system is perhaps the world's longest surviving social hierarchy. A defining feature of Hinduism, caste encompasses a complex ordering of social groups on the basis of ritual purity. A person is considered a member of the caste into which he or she is born and remains within that caste until death, although the particular ranking of that caste may vary among regions and over time. Differences in status are traditionally justified by the religious doctrine of karma, a belief that one's place in life is determined by one's deeds in previous lifetimes.

Answer 2

Some restrictions imposed on the untouchables in Indian society are as follows:

• Untouchables were prohibited to enter temples.

• Untouchables were prohibited to live in villages.

• In some places, they were restricted in using public roads in the daytime.

• Upper caste people restricted them to enter into their houses.

• Untouchables are restricted to use the wells that were used by higher caste people.

• Untouchable castes suffer from various social and political restrictions imposed by tradition and socially enforced by higher caste in India.

• According to our Constitution untouchability is a considerable crime in India.