Social Sciences, asked by natasha435, 9 months ago

Who are dalits ? Why are they called so ?​

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Answered by 2ndiidoofTHOR940
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Dalits, also known as "Untouchables," are members of the lowest social group in the Hindu caste system. The word "Dalit" means "oppressed" or "broken" and is the name members of this group gave themselves in the 1930s.

Answered by manoj0415
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dalits are the low caste people

who are treated as untouchable in those days

Explanation:

they are called as dalits because

Dalit, meaning "broken/scattered" in Sanskrit and Hindi, is a term used for those aboriginal ethnic groups who have been subjected to untouchability. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming a fifth varna, also known by the name of Panchama

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