In South Asia’s caste system, a Dalit (Hindi: ????) — formerly known as untouchable or achuta — is a person outside of the four Varnas, and considered below of all and polluting. Dalits include people as leather-workers, scavengers, tanners, flayers, cobblers, agricultural labourers, municipal cleaners, gymnasts, drum beaters, folk musicians and street handicraft persons. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Anti-Dalit’
WHO ARE THE DALIT?
Posted in Human Rights, tagged Against Dalits, Anti-Dalit, DALIT on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sangh Parivar And BJP Are Anti-Muslim, Anti-Dalit’ SIF
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anti-Dalit, Anti-Muslim, SIF on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Save India Front (SIF) declared war against communalism in today’s mammoth rally at Ramlila Ground, New Delhi. The Dalits and Muslims participated overwhelmingly in addition to people from all walks of life. The magnitude of participation has established beyond all doubt that now common people of the country have got new hope from the S.I.F. [...]
