Caste system and Dalit in India

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Dalits and the

Caste System in India


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About Caste

It describes the social stratification and social

restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, inwhich social classes are defined bythousands of endogamous hereditarygroups, often termed castes.

The caste system as outlined by the Vedasand theManu (Holy hindu scriptures).


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Caste Structure


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Brief information about caste

system in India

Indian society still remains in a semi feudal

and semi capitalists mode of productionrelation. Caste system serves this modeperfectly. The pyramid of Indian societyremains aloft on the shoulders of these

millions of Dalits who know nothing abouttheir human rights.


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The present population of Dalits is 14% of

the total population of India i.e. around 70million. (Population of India: 1.2 Billion)

Dalits has an appalling rate of literacy it ismere 32% and the total national literacy rate

is 63%. The women literacy rate is 23% andonly 6% Dalits own land. Most of themlabour in someone else field or migratecities to loose their identity


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Atrocities done with the Dalits

While the caste hierarchy is forbidden by law, Dalits

still suffer from following things: Discrimination

village burned down

the women get raped

Torture by police

The judgment is corrupt and protect the criminals.Landlords control the villages and can force the

Dalits to work for a little money


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Three Examples


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I Example:Cruelty by police

In Narkati village in Uttar Pradesh:When a

similar upper caste police depredate thevillage, a five year old girl cried out loudbecause she was afraid of strangers. Thissmall girl Anjali was beaten by the

policemen. A complaint was lodged,Human Right Organisations tried to help,but no action against the policemen hastaken yet.


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II Example:Musahar Ghetto near Sakara


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Dalits often live in poor Ghettos, especially

in rural areas, like Sakara. They lackeverything: Food, electricity and medicine.

They live outside the society.


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The children of this Ghetto have no

education and do hard work in a labourfactories. If they are not able to write and to

do math, they will stay unable to change their

circumstances.

We want to give them education.


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III Example:WeaverArea Muslim School


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School in the Muslim Weaver Area in

Varanasi. Muslims are also marginalized.The parents work mostly as weaver, but dontearn much.

Some Muslim schools only provide religious

education and girls are not allowed to visitthe classes.

III Example:

WeaverArea Muslim School


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III Example:



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III Example:


After class children often work with their

parents. They do their homework at night.

After graduate school, only some can study,

because it is very expensive in India. The

most will work as a weaver, like their parents,

even they want to do other and better jobs.


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Thank You

Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR)SA 4/2 A Daulatpur, Varanasi India

Email: [email protected]: pvchr.blogspot.comWebsite: www.pvchr.org

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