Question

why is untouchability a wrong practice? for grade 5 give reasonable answer.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Untouchability, an ancient form of discrimination based upon caste, is a complex and

pervasive problem within India, although its practice is not limited to India alone. For

millennia, the practice of untouchability has marginalized, terrorized, and relegated a sector

of Indian society to a life marked by violence, humiliation, and indignity. The discrimination

is so pervasive that many Dalits come to believe that they are responsible for their own

suffering and exclusion, internalizing the beliefs that perpetuate the practice of

untouchability. As India emerges as the world’s largest democracy and one of the largest

and most developed economies, the practice of caste discrimination remains in stark contrast

to the image of progress, which the Government of India seeks to promote within the

international community. Thus, like a shameful secret, a “hidden apartheid,” untouchability

remains an extremely sensitive issue within India. Its practice is never fully defined, never

fully explored and, thus, never fully understood. What is known is that untouchability is:

! A lived experience of all people in India – either as survivors and challengers

(approximately 164.8 million Dalits) or as beneficiaries, perpetrators, bystanders and

witnesses (approximately 862.2 million non-Dalits);

! Sanctioned by the dominant religion in India, Hinduism, in its most important texts (e.g.,

the Vedas and Manusmruti), but in practice, all major religions in India participate in the

perpetuation of untouchability;

! Abolished and its practice prohibited by the Constitution of India, as well as by some of

the most important legislation in India (the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1976 and the

Prevention of Atrocity Act, 1989); and,

! One of the most divisive issues in the country’s history, bringing into conflict two of the

most important political leaders in the history of India – Mohandas K. Gandhi and Dr.

Bhimrao Ambekdar.

Since the United Nations World Conference against Racism held in Durban, South Africa in

2001, caste-based untouchability has become an extremely important issue outside of India

as well. Dalit and human rights organizations have raised awareness of the topic, trying to

shed light on the daily abuse and atrocities suffered. Due in large part to the effective

advocacy of these organizations, the United Nations has consistently raised concerns that

the Government of India may be falling short of its international legal obligations in the face

of the continued practice of untouchability and the de facto discrimination that exists

alongside it.

Despite the growing domestic and international concern over untouchability, a

Constitutional prohibition against its practice, laws that implement this constitutional

prohibition, and international human rights protections, the daily lived experience of many

Dalits seems unchanged. The discriminatory regime of untouchability remains in place.

This study seeks to better understand untouchability, with the belief that only a better

understanding of the problem will lead to the true abolition of the practice.

Answer 2

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