Question

what is untouchables?

Answer 1

An untouchable is a member of the lowest-caste Hindu group or a person outside the caste system, contact with whom is traditionally held to defile members of higher castes.

Answer 2

Untouchability is a status of certain social groups confined to menial and despised jobs. It is associated with the Hindu caste system, known as Dalits. ... At the beginning of the twenty-first century there were over 160 million untouchables on the Indian subcontinent.Untouchability is a direct product of the caste system. It is not merely the inability to touch a human being of a certain caste or sub-caste.