Dalits Scheduled Castes Who are the Dalits They

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Dalits – Scheduled Castes Who are the Dalits? - They are outside the 4

Dalits – Scheduled Castes Who are the Dalits? - They are outside the 4 -fold Hindu caste system - They are known to be the untouchables Dalit means “The oppressed”. Term was coined by Jyotibha Phule in the early 19 th Century B. R Ambedkar used it in the 20 th Century and since then it has been used to refer to the Scheduled Caste (SC) communities. Gandhi coined the name “Harijan” to refer to the SC.

Dalits in India They comprise 16. 6% of the total population of India –

Dalits in India They comprise 16. 6% of the total population of India – 2011 Census Uttar Pradesh has the highest – 20. 5% of the total population Odisha has 19% SC population

Dalits and Untouchability Dalits are outside the Caste system and are refered to as

Dalits and Untouchability Dalits are outside the Caste system and are refered to as outcastes They are mostly doing menial (low) tasks – manual scavenging, removing human wastes and dead animals, leather workers, street sweepers and cobblers (mochi) Hindu castes consider the SCs as “polluting” and as untouchables If upper castes touch the dalits, they perform a cleansing ritual to get rid of the pollution

What does it mean to be Dalit? Segregation in housing, schools and access to

What does it mean to be Dalit? Segregation in housing, schools and access to public services Suffer discrimination in education, healthcare, freedom of religion, owning property, free choice of employment and equal treatment before law Forced to work under degrading working conditions Abused by the police and upper castes Women are routinely molested and raped by police, upper castes and the powerful

Cont'd Suffer caste motivated killings, rape of women and other forms of violence Dalit

Cont'd Suffer caste motivated killings, rape of women and other forms of violence Dalit children are made to sit separately or behind the class and face abuse from teachers due to which there is high rates of drop outs among them Discrimination in employment and wages Not allowed into places of worship (temples)

Dalits and Religion They are hindus originally Have coverted to Islam and Christianity Embraced

Dalits and Religion They are hindus originally Have coverted to Islam and Christianity Embraced Budhism and Sikhism Hinduism – 22%, Budhism – 90%, Christianity – 7% and Sikhism – 35% Due to severe discrimination and atrocities, Dalits have converted to other religions Recently they have declared their own religion – Ravidassia (Guru Ravidass) in 2010.

Policies to Protect Dalits Ambedkar had taken up the cause of Dalits and encouraged

Policies to Protect Dalits Ambedkar had taken up the cause of Dalits and encouraged them to embrace Buddhism in 1952 Untouchability offences Act 1955 – Protection of civil rights Act 1976 Despite these Acts, dalist face several harassments, idignities, humiliation and abuse Prevention of Atrocities against SCs and STs was enacted in 1989 - strict enforcement - police sensitised

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