Untouchability is crime against man and god
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Untouchability is a very old concept. The problem of untouchability is a serious social malady in the Indian society. The notion of pollution, defilement and contamination has resulted in the worst evil of Hindu society termed as untouchability. Of course, the oppression and exploitation of the backward sections has always been a social phenomenon in all civilizations, except, perhaps, the communistic.
The Government of India prepared a list of 429 untouchable castes consisting of a population over 5 crores in 1935, for providing special facilities to them. In the list of castes, ‘Chandala’ figures in Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Rajasthan, ‘Holeya’ and ‘Madiga’ in Karnataka; ‘Namasudra’ in Assam and West Bengal; ‘Dom’ in Bihar, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, U.P and Bengal.
The untouchables were called by different names in different times. In Vedic period, they were known as ‘chandala’. In Medieval times, they were known as ‘Achhuta’. In British period they were known as “Exterior Caste” or “Depressed Castes”. In recent times, they are known as the “Scheduled Castes”, the name given by the Indian Constitution for their upliftment.
The concept of high caste ceremonial purity led to restrict certain occupations to these depressed communities. They took to menial jobs, cleaning of villages, removal of dead animals, tanning and leather work and so on. They hardly enjoyed any privileges, rather got maltreatment.............
The Government of India prepared a list of 429 untouchable castes consisting of a population over 5 crores in 1935, for providing special facilities to them. In the list of castes, ‘Chandala’ figures in Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Rajasthan, ‘Holeya’ and ‘Madiga’ in Karnataka; ‘Namasudra’ in Assam and West Bengal; ‘Dom’ in Bihar, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, U.P and Bengal.
The untouchables were called by different names in different times. In Vedic period, they were known as ‘chandala’. In Medieval times, they were known as ‘Achhuta’. In British period they were known as “Exterior Caste” or “Depressed Castes”. In recent times, they are known as the “Scheduled Castes”, the name given by the Indian Constitution for their upliftment.
The concept of high caste ceremonial purity led to restrict certain occupations to these depressed communities. They took to menial jobs, cleaning of villages, removal of dead animals, tanning and leather work and so on. They hardly enjoyed any privileges, rather got maltreatment.............
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