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Marginalized castes in India and other South Asian countries

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Dalit: Marginalized castes in India and other South Asian countries
Dalit, also some of them previously known as untouchables, is the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna of the caste hierarchy and were seen as forming a fifth varna, also known by the name of Panchama. Several scholars have drawn parallels between Dalits and the Burakumin of Japan and the peasant class of the medieval European feudal system.

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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi Targets Narendra Modi-led BJP Government in Moradabad, UP [Video]

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi Targets Narendra Modi-led BJP Government in Moradabad, UP

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