Although based on religious principles practiced for some 1,500 years, the system persists today for economic as much as religious reasons. Because they are considered impure from birth, Untouchables perform jobs that are traditionally considered "unclean" or exceedingly menial, and for very little pay
Article 15 of the Constitution of India prohibits discrimination based on caste and Article 17 declared the practice of untouchability to be illegal. In 1955, India enacted the Untouchability (Offences) Act (renamed in 1976, as the Protection of Civil Rights Act).
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Dalits progressing against all odds. The Maratha, a ruling caste for centuries, is marching on the streets of Maharashtra, asking the Union government to repeal a law that protects the lives and dignity of India's Dalits—the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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Although based on religious principles practiced for some 1,500 years, the system persists today for economic as much as religious reasons. Because they are considered impure from birth, Untouchables perform jobs that are traditionally considered "unclean" or exceedingly menial, and for very little pay
Article 15 of the Constitution of India prohibits discrimination based on caste and Article 17 declared the practice of untouchability to be illegal. In 1955, India enacted the Untouchability (Offences) Act (renamed in 1976, as the Protection of Civil Rights Act).
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Dalits progressing against all odds. The Maratha, a ruling caste for centuries, is marching on the streets of Maharashtra, asking the Union government to repeal a law that protects the lives and dignity of India's Dalits—the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.