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Caste-related violence between Dalit and non-Dalits stems from ongoing prejudice by upper caste members. [95] The Bhagana rape case, which arose out of a dispute of allocation of land, is an example of atrocities against Dalit girls and women. [ 96 ]
In modern literature, many castes under the Scheduled Castes category are sometimes referred to as Dalit, meaning "broken" or "dispersed" for the untouchables. [5] [6] The term having been popularised by the Dalit leader B. R. Ambedkar during the independence struggle. [5]
Article 15 (2019) is a crime thriller that stars a Brahmin hero who helps Dalit villagers by investigating the murder of two Dalit girls, and works to erase caste discrimination in the police system. It was a box-office hit but is criticized for its upper-caste casting and victimization of Dalits. [339]
Dalit Muslim is used to refer to Muslims in the Dalit group. Untouchables , also called Dalits , who have converted to Islam . [ 1 ] In theory, converting to Islam takes converts out of the bounds of earlier caste system, but in practice they are often still treated as Dalits.
A person is considered a member of the caste into which s/he is born and remains within that caste until death…." [2] Considered ritually impure, Dalits have been physically and socially excluded from caste Hindu society, denied basic resources and services, and discriminated against in all areas of life.
Her debut book, The Trauma of Caste, exposes caste oppression in the South Asian subcontinent and the United States.
Dalits are discriminated against because of their caste, despite such discrimination being illegal in India. [21] [22] [23] Ignorance and absence of Dalits in Indian history by mainstream authors is discussed during Dalit History Month. [24] Citizens engage in discussions and reflections on the issues faced by Dalits during this observance. [25]
Definitions of caste vary, and opinions differ on whether the term can be used to denote social stratification in non-Hindu communities. Ghaus Ansari uses the term "caste" to describe Muslim social groups with the following characteristics: endogamy within the group; hierarchical gradation of groups; determination of group membership by birth ...