Dalit - Wikipedia
网页Dalit (English: / ˈdælɪt / from Sanskrit: दलित, romanized: dalita meaning "broken/scattered") is a term first coined by the Indian social reformer Jyotirao Phule for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. [1]
Dalit | Meaning, Caste, & Facts | Britannica
网页4 天之前 · Dalit, term used to refer to any member of a wide range of social groups that were historically marginalized in Hindu caste society. The official designation Scheduled Caste is the most common term now used in India for people in these groups, although members of the Scheduled Castes often prefer.
Who Are the Dalits? - ThoughtCo
网页2020年2月4日 · Dalits, also known as "Untouchables," are members of the lowest social group in the Hindu caste system. The word "Dalit " means "oppressed" or "broken" …
In pictures: The many lives of India's Dalits - BBC
网页2023年12月20日 · India's 200 million Dalits find themselves among the nation's most marginalised citizens, condemned to the lowest echelons of society by a rigid caste hierarchy.
The Dalit: Born into a life of discrimination and stigma
网页2021年4月19日 · The Dalit, commonly known as the ‘untouchables’ in India and other South Asian countries, are born into a lifetime of marginalisation, exclusion and human rights violations. They are strictly ‘ranked’ – based on their descent – and are thereby placed at the lowest echelon of society’s classes.
Under India’s caste system, Dalits are considered untouchable.
网页2020年4月15日 · Millions of people, about 25% of India’s population of 1.3 billion people, are grouped under the scheduled castes (Dalits) and scheduled tribes (Adivasis) in India’s constitution.
India's Dalits still fighting untouchability - BBC
网页2012年6月27日 · Dalits are at the bottom of the Hindu caste system and despite laws to protect them, they still face widespread discrimination in India, writes Natalia Antelava.
Dalits in India - Minority Rights Group
网页In legal and constitutional terms, Dalits are known in India as scheduled castes. There are currently some 166.6 million Dalits in India. The Constitution requires the government to define a list or schedule of the lowest castes in need of compensatory programmes.
Dalits | Encyclopedia.com
网页2018年6月11日 · Dalit is the word most commonly used for India’s untouchables in the early twenty-first century. Its basic meaning is “broken, ground down,” but “oppressed” is the best translation for its current use. It is a self-chosen word, made popular by the Dalit Panthers in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1970s.
Seven Decades After It Was Abolished, ‘Untouchability’ Continues …
网页2022年8月23日 · Formerly known as “Untouchables,” Dalits are in the lowest rung of India’s millennia-old caste hierarchy. So impure are they regarded by the four main castes – the Brahmins, Kshatriyas ...