Question

what was the condition of the untouchables in british india

Answer 1

The caste system had been a fascination of the British since their arrival in India. Coming from a society that was divided by class, the British attempted to equate the caste system to the class system. As late as 1937 Professor T. C. Hodson stated that: "Class and caste stand to each other in the relation of family to species. The general classification is by classes, the detailed one by castes
" The difficulty with definitions such as this is that class is based on political and economic factors, caste is not.

Answer 2

Untouchable were unsecured during british india