Who are Dalits ? Why are they so-called?
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Who are Dalits ? Why are they so-called?
Dalits:- Dalit (from Sanskrit: दलित, romanized:
dalita meaning "broken/scattered", Hindi: दलित, romanized: dalit, same meaning) is a name for people belonging to the lowest caste in India, characterised as "untouchable". Dalit is a name for people belonging to the lowest caste in India, characterised as "untouchable".
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.
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.
For example, Dr.B.R. Ambedkar, Mayavati, K.R. Narayan, Ravidas, Ayyankali, Chandra Bhan Prasad etc. These are the names of the Dalits.
Why they're called so?
Answer:-In the late 1880s, the Marathi word 'Dalit' was used by Mahatma Jotiba Phule for the outcasts and Untouchables who were oppressed and broken in the Hindu society.