0
Gandhi coined the term Harijans (children of God) for the Dalits and the Depressed Classes.
However, most dalits were against the use of this term. Narendra Jadhav, notable Dalit economist, once commented, "If we are the children of God, who are the others? Those of the Devil?"
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agohe felt that they should not be. they should be part of the regular class.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoHarijans, or children of God.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoHarijans
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoChandalas
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoharijans
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How did Mohandas Gandhi help untouchables?
Gandhi used peaceful potesting
What was Gandhi's name for untouchables?
hari jan
Freed India from colonial rule?
untouchables
Why did Gandhi say that there are no untouchables here?
In India there is a caste system and the lowest caste of them all is called the "untouchables" so when Gandhi said that...he was saying that basically no one is better than anyone else and that we are all equal
Why did gandhi think that helping the untouchables was especially important for Indians?
because he is gay
Mohandas Gandhi on caste and untouchables?
Gandhi has something to do with the untouchables but i dont know what
How did Mohandas Gandhi help untouchables?
Gandhi used peaceful potesting
What was Gandhi's relationship with the untouchables?
he fought for there rights
What was Gandhi's name for untouchables?
hari jan
Freed India from colonial rule?
untouchables
Why did Gandhi say that there are no untouchables here?
In India there is a caste system and the lowest caste of them all is called the "untouchables" so when Gandhi said that...he was saying that basically no one is better than anyone else and that we are all equal
Why did gandhi think that helping the untouchables was especially important for Indians?
because he is gay
Why did gandhi name the untouchables HARIJANS?
The word 'Harijan' means children of God.
Why does Ba Gandhi's wife say that she cannot clean the latrine?
It was a job for the untouchables
Which caste did Mohandas Gandhi belong to?
Gandhi was born into the Kshatriya caste but spent much of his life trying to gain equality for the "Untouchables."
What civil rights leader wanted to end the bad treatment of the ''untouchables''?
Mohandas Gandhi was the Indian civil rights leader who campaigned for the statues of the untouchables.
What were Gandhis views on the caste system?
Gandhi believed that it was wrong to treat the untouchables the way people were treating them. He protested against this.
