Question

social evil of untouchability is deeply rooted in indian society,although it is constitutionally abolished.Explain this statement with relevant examples

Answer 1

Indian society is split into separate sects and groups. This is due to the caste system that prevails in the nation. The caste system is based on varna or occupation and has its origins in ancient Vedas. In society it brought a lot of evil. The govt works relentlessly to address the system's harms & achieve genuine equality among the population.

Explanation:

• One of the biggest evil of our society is untouchability. Even today this is practised in many villages across the nation though it is constitutionally abolished. Untouchability is a caste system's direct product. It's not literally the inability to touch a person from a specific caste or sub-caste. It's a whole community of people who contribute to  "deeper psychological process of thought and belief", "invisible to the naked eye", converted into different physical actions and conducts, standards and practises.
• Dalits are usually seen as polluted individuals at the lower end of the caste order. The jobs deemed polluting & unclean are reserved for Dalits, which also prohibits Dalits from doing other work.  These works involve manually scaling, dragging off and skinning animal bodies, tanning leather and making and repairing shoes, & washing clothes. They are expected to remain outside the village to prevent their physical presence from polluting the "actual" village.  They are not only space limited, but their houses also should be of lesser quality and without amenities such as water & electricity.
• At village level Dalits are prohibited from using rivers/wells used by non-Dalits that are not allowed to go to the barber shop and join temples though Dalits would be systemically paid less, are required to do the most creative work and rarely promoted at job recruitment & employment levels. Dalit children may also be asked at school to clean restrooms & also they are asked to eat separately.
• Untouchability acts as an instrument of casteism even to instil Dalit children's caste status from their birth. In many villages Dalit children are called names such as Melo(dirty), Kachro (filth), Punjo (waste), Dhudiyo (dusty), etc. This shows the weakening effect that Untouchability has on  individuals with a different caste or subcast identity. The person regarded as untouchable submits to untouchability because he or she believes it is right, justified, moral & natural. In this sense, untouchability is a "corollary of the caste system" & it seems like the only way to eradicate it is by getting rid of the caste system itself.
• Taking into account the root cause of the issue, the emphasis of untouchability is particularly relevant because Article 17 of the Indian Constitution, which forbids untouchability, limits its scope to individual discrimination against specific groups of people, that cannot easily be defined. The Indian 1950 National Constitution constitutionally abolishes the "untouchability" rule. In both educational institutions & public services the Dalits have constitutional reservations. Unfortunately , the reality of everyday life for the majority of the Dalits has never changed, because the Indian government often tolerates injustice and open discrimination directed at this community.
• If a Dalit breaches one of these laws, the entire community of Dalit is also punished for alleged "individual transgression". Punishment is in the form of denying access to "land or employment", physical assaults on Dalit women and the burning of Dalit homes. Notwithstanding an obvious record of Dalit crime, the police officers repeatedly decline to file reports concerning violations of the law, or to prosecute the perpetrators. Dalits are easy targets of abuses of human rights considering that Dalits having no knowledge of their rights, restricted access to lawyers and no funds for their hearings and bail.

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