Who are dalit?18 points
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Dalit, meaning "broken/scattered" in Sanskrit and Hindi, is a term mostly used for the lower caste members in India. The term is used for those who have been subjected to untouchability.
Explanation:
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1)Dalit is a term that is used to adtess lower caste peoples.
2)Dalit means "broken".
3) By using this word we actually discriminate the lower level peoples.
4)Dalits are excluded from the four-fold varna of Hindusm & were seem forming a fifth varna.
5)The term "Dalit" is used to refer untouchable persons.
6)Dalit children are pften not allowed to school in ancient days. And if it is allowed somewhere then they would sit far away from others.
7)In schools, Dalit children were forced to do work of school.
8)The dalits didnot got equal equality and thus everyone refers them as inferiors.
9)The term dalit was in use as a translation for yhe British raj census classification of depressed classes prior to 1935.
10)It was popularized by economist and reformer B.
11)Another meaning of dalit is scattered.
12)Dalits comprised 16.6 % of India's population according to the 2011 Census Of India.
13)Dalits do not shares a single language or religion.
14)Dalits communities spread across the India although they are mainly concentrate in 4 states.
15)Similar dalit communities are found in the rest of South Asia.
16)Dalits are found in the countries of Nepal, Pakisthan , Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
17)Dalits are part of the global Indian diaspora.
18)However , nowadays , India's National Commision for scheduled castes considers official use of dalit as a unconstitutional becuz modern legislations prefers scheduled castes.