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    The caste system in India continues to determine the political, social, and economic lives of over a billion people in South Asia. Dalits, who are at the bottom of the caste hierarchy, make up 14% of India's population but suffer extreme discrimination, including being denied rights, earning only one Euro per day doing hard labor, and facing violence and sexual assault with little recourse. Examples provided show Dalit communities living in poor conditions without access to education, healthcare, or justice when crimes are committed against them. The system remains entrenched in society and perpetuates intergenerational poverty and lack of social mobility.

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    The caste system in India continues to determine the political, social, and economic lives of over a billion people in South Asia. Dalits, who are at the bottom of the caste hierarchy, make up 14% of India's population but suffer extreme discrimination, including being denied rights, earning only one Euro per day doing hard labor, and facing violence and sexual assault with little recourse. Examples provided show Dalit communities living in poor conditions without access to education, healthcare, or justice when crimes are committed against them. The system remains entrenched in society and perpetuates intergenerational poverty and lack of social mobility.

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    The caste system in India continues to determine the political, social, and economic lives of over a billion people in South Asia. Dalits, who are at the bottom of the caste hierarchy, make up 14% of India's population but suffer extreme discrimination, including being denied rights, earning only one Euro per day doing hard labor, and facing violence and sexual assault with little recourse. Examples provided show Dalit communities living in poor conditions without access to education, healthcare, or justice when crimes are committed against them. The system remains entrenched in society and perpetuates intergenerational poverty and lack of social mobility.

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    Dalits and the

    Caste System in India


    About Caste

     It describes the social stratification and social


    restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in
    which social classes are defined by
    thousands of endogamous hereditary
    groups, often termed castes.
     The caste system as outlined by the Vedas
    and the Manu (Holy hindu scriptures).  
    Caste Structure
    Caste System

    The system continues to determine political, social


    and economic life of a billion people in South Asia.
    The most significant aspects of caste are its influence
    to the peoples’ thinking. Crime is justified, if it’s done
    to Dalits. In many cases the perpetrator get away with
    their crime, without any punishment. It’s like the
    people lose their sense for justice.

    Dalits have no rights. They do the hard labour work


    but earn only one Euro a day. Or less.
    Brief information about caste
    system in India

     Indian society still remains in a semi feudal


    and semi capitalists mode of production
    relation. Caste system serves this mode
    perfectly. The pyramid of Indian society
    remains aloft on the shoulders of these
    millions of Dalits who know nothing about
    their human rights.
     The present population of Dalits is 14% of
    the total population of India i.e. around 70
    million. (Population of India: 1.2 Billion)
     Dalits has an appalling rate of literacy it is
    mere 32% and the total national literacy rate
    is 63%. The women literacy rate is 23% and
    only 6% Dalits own land. Most of them
    labour in someone else field or migrate
    cities to loose their identity
    Atrocities done with the Dalits

    While the caste hierarchy is forbidden by law, Dalits still


    suffer from following things:
     Discrimination
     village burned down
     the women get raped
     Torture by police

    The judgment is corrupt and protect the criminals.


    Landlords control the villages and can force the Dalits to
    work for a little money
    Three Examples
    I Example:
    Cruelty by police

    In Narkati village in Uttar Pradesh: When a


    similar upper caste police depredate the
    village, a five year old girl cried out loud
    because she was afraid of strangers. This
    small girl Anjali was beaten by the
    policemen. A complaint was lodged, Human
    Right Organisations tried to help, but no
    action against the policemen has taken yet.
    II Example:
    Musahar Ghetto near Sakara
    II Example:
    Musahar Ghetto near Sakara

    Dalits often live in poor Ghettos, especially


    in rural areas, like Sakara. They lack
    everything: Food, electricity and medicine.

    They live outside the society.


    II Example:
    Musahar Ghetto near Sakara
    II Example:
    Musahar Ghetto near Sakara

    The children of this Ghetto have no


    education and do hard work in a labour
    factories. If they are not able to write and to
    do math, they will stay unable to change their
    circumstances.

    We want to give them education.


    III Example:
    Weaver Area Muslim School

    3. A
    III Example:
    Weaver Area Muslim School

    School in the Muslim Weaver Area in


    Varanasi. Muslims are also marginalized.
    The parents work mostly as weaver, but don’t
    earn much.
    Some Muslim schools only provide religious
    education and girls are not allowed to visit
    the classes.
    III Example:
    Weaver Area Muslim School
    III Example:
    Weaver Area Muslim School

    After class children often work with their


    parents. They do their homework at night.

    After graduate school, only some can study,


    because it is very expensive in India. The
    most will work as a weaver, like their parents,
    even they want to do other and better jobs.
    Thank You

    Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR)


    SA 4/2 A Daulatpur, Varanasi India
    Email: [email protected]
    Blog: pvchr.blogspot.com
    Website: www.pvchr.org

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