HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dalit (from Sanskrit: , romanized: dalita meaning “broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming a fifth varna, also known by the name of Panchama.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the practice of untouchability, the so called “untouchables” were treated in an inferior manner due to their position at the bottom of the ladder of caste system. This practice is inhuman, discriminatory, and unjust.
Detailed explanation-3: -’Untouchability’ according to the caste system means not touching the members of a particular caste, denying access to resources and extreme form of discrimination is inflicted on the people of untouchable castes.