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Dalits: see Harijans Harijans (hâr`ĭjănz') [children of God], in India, individuals who are at the bottom of or outside the Hindu caste system. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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14 BBC report, the 50th anniversary of the late Dalit leader Baba Sahib Ambedhkar's death was commemorated in the city of Nagpur, in Maharashtra state, by thousands of Dalits converting to Buddhism and Christianity. The Naxali, themselves mostly Dalit and Adivasi (untouchables) who say they fight for landless farmers, are In fact Maoists who use terror to attain their revolutionary ends. In the nineteenth century, women in Dalit communities were relatively free and assertive compared to their counterparts in Hinduism. |
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