(“oppressed”) Harijan or untouchable is a modern word for the social groups with the lowest social rank, which were formerly known as Harijan or untouchable.
This phrase is crucial because it is the moniker that low-status groups use to identify themselves as members of a marginalized group.
The term's use and popularization shows their rising knowledge of the situation, as well as their increased assertiveness in asserting their legal and constitutional rights.
Dalits in certain regions of the nation, notably in Maharashtra, have founded the Dalit Panthers, a violent group based after the Black Panthers in America.
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