B.A. Sociology Semester - 2
Module:8 - Social Movement In India
The Dalit in Sanskrit mean to split, broken oppressed and so on. Dalits are economically, socially, politically exploited and humiliated since centuries. The word Dalit was first coined by Jyoti Rao Phule who was also the founder of Satya Shodaksamaj which was a non -violent movement in Maharashtra. Later, Dr.Bhim Rao Ambedkar (1891-1956), the founding father of the Indian Constitution and the most significant leader of the Dalit community, popularized the term. In the 1930s Indian leader Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) called the Dalits "Harijans" or "the children of God. Dalits were called with name such as Dasa, Dasyu, Rakhshasa, Asura, Avarna, Nisada, Panchama, Chandala, Chura, Bhangi, Mahar, Mala, Paraiya, and Pulayam in different regions and languages. The deep dislike which is integral in these terms is clearly reflected by its literary meaning that is Dasa means "slave"; Dasyu means "brigand"; Rakshasa and Asura mean "demon," and Avarna refers to someone who is external to the varna system or is an outcast and is the opposite of Savarna, which refers to those who are included.
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