WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Untouchability is the practice of discriminating various individuals and groups based on their cast and the jobs done by them. Untouchability is practiced for a very long time. It works on the Indian caste system hierarchy. The untouchables usually bear inhuman treatment because they belong to the lower caste.

Detailed explanation-2: -Untouchability is believed to have been first mentioned in Dharmashastra. According to the religious Hindu text, untouchables were not considered a part of the varna system. Therefore, they were not treated like the savarnas (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras).

Detailed explanation-3: -Untouchability has been practiced for a very long time. This works on the Indian caste system hierarchy. The untouchables generally bear inhuman treatment since they belong to the groups of lower caste. They have been going through several types of discrimination in almost all places.

Detailed explanation-4: -Da·lit ˈdä-lit. plural Dalits. : a member of the lowest class in the traditional Hindu social hierarchy having in traditional Hindu belief the quality of defiling by contact a member of a higher caste. Note: The Dalits were also formerly referred to as untouchables, a term that is now understood as offensive.