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untouchables: 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. . Untouchables lowest caste in India; social outcasts. [Ind. Culture: Brewer Dictionary, 1118] See : Banishment 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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| To address the interests of India's Hindu dalits, or untouchables, he founded the Bahujan Samaj Party party in 1984. In addition to the Leone Westerns, Morricone composed the scores to "The Mission," "The Untouchables," "The Battle of Algiers" and "Bugsy. Shudras--laborers and servants Dalits, or untouchables, had no caste and traditionally performed society's dirtiest tasks. |
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