Q1. What was the case all about?
Q2. What atrocities/ violent or aggressive action happened against Dalits in the given case study?
Q3. What was the reaction of the upper caste or other members of society?
Q4. Explain the laws or provisions given in the constitution which Dalits can use to protect
themselves.
Q2. What atrocities/ violent or aggressive action happened against Dalits in the given case study?
Q3. What was the reaction of the upper caste or other members of society?
Q4. Explain the laws or provisions given in the constitution which Dalits can use to protect
themselves.
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More than 160 million people in India are considered "Untouchable"—people tainted by their birth into a caste system that deems them impure, less than human.
Human rights abuses against these people, known as Dalits, are legion. A random sampling of headlines in mainstream Indian newspapers tells their story: "Dalit boy beaten to death for plucking flowers"; "Dalit tortured by cops for three days"; "Dalit 'witch' paraded naked in Bihar"; "Dalit killed in lock-up at Kurnool"; "7 Dalits burnt alive in caste clash"; "5 Dalits lynched in Haryana"; "Dalit woman gang-raped, paraded naked"; "Police egged on mob to lynch Dalits".
"Dalits are not allowed to drink from the same wells, attend the same temples, wear shoes in the presence of an upper caste, or drink from the same cups in tea stalls," said Smita Narula, a senior researcher with Human Rights Watch, and author of Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's "Untouchables." Human Rights Watch is a worldwide activist organization based in New