Question

"Untouchability is a curse to our society"what do you think about? Write a short note.

Answer 1

Untouchability is the greatest social evil in India. In other countries, there is a distinction of the high and the low because of birth. Certain castes in India are considered so low that the water touched by them is considered unholy. When a high caste man is touched by a low caste man, he considers him­self to have been made impure and purifies himself by bath. From time to time, social reformers have come into existence to eradi­cate this evil. To our great anxiety, untouchability still exists in the Indian society in spite of all the steps taken against it.The problem of untouchability is the result of the atrocities perpetrated by the Brahmins and Kshatriyas upon the Sudras or the untouchables. It seems to be unbelievable that a pot touched by a fellow human being become permanently unholy but touched and spoiled by a dog could be purified again.If Hinduism is to live, untouchability must die. Or, as Swami Vivekananda said every morning, “If untouchability lives, Hinduism will die.