Noun
Dalit (plural Dalits)
English Wikipedia has an article on:DalitWikipedia
A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.
Jogendra Nath Mandal was the first leader to have ever fought for a further identity of the Dalits, holding that they are nor Hindus nor Muslims.
For the first time in the history of Bihar, I provided a stable government. Despite being denied funds by the Centre, Bihar survived on its resources. I provided pucca dwellings to half a million Dalit families. Lalu Prasad Yadav
For centuries the so called goddess of education was against the dalit learning, reading and writing in any language. She was the goddess of education of only the high castes - mainly of the brahmins and baniayas. Kancha Ilaiah
For the first time in RISA's history, to the best of my knowledge, the diaspora voices are not being branded as saffronists, Hindutva fanatics, fascists, chauvinists, dowry extortionists, Muslim killers, nun rapists, Dalit abusers, etc. One has to wait and see whether this is temporary or permanent. Rajiv Malhotra
On a more personal note, I see many similarities between India's Dalit problems and the African-American problems that have rocked the US since its beginnings. For this reason, I personally take Dr. Ambedkar as one of my heroes. David Mumford
Reform your texts, reform your history. Say leather is not untouchable to God, the barber's knife is not untouchable to God. Take a Dalit priest and a Brahmin priest to celebrations. Do these symbolic things. Let them (high-caste Hindus) come and sit with Dalits in their huts and eat with them. Kancha Ilaiah
All these workers belong to Ojha-Gond tribe and Dalit community. Source: Internet