They were forced to take menial jobs.
The Untouchables, now referred to as Dalits, faced severe discrimination and social ostracism in the Indian Caste System. They were considered impure and relegated to performing menial and degrading tasks. They were denied access to education, employment opportunities, and basic human rights.
The four main social classes in the Indian caste system are Brahmins (priests and scholars), Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), Vaishyas (farmers and merchants), and Shudras (laborers and service providers). Outcastes, also known as Dalits or untouchables, were historically marginalized and treated as outside the caste system.
The caste system in India traditionally divides society into hierarchical groups based on occupation and social status.
No, Shudras are a varna in Hindu society traditionally associated with service roles, while Untouchables, also known as Dalits, were considered outside the varna system and faced severe social ostracism and discrimination. Untouchables were historically considered impure and were relegated to performing menial and degrading tasks.
Both the Indian caste system and racism in the US are systems of social hierarchy and discrimination based on perceived differences in race or social status. Both led to systemic inequalities, limited opportunities, and social segregation for certain groups of people. Discrimination based on caste or race also led to stereotyping, prejudice, and violence against marginalized communities.
The Indian social structure was called the caste system, which divided society into hierarchical groups based on occupation and ancestry. This system determined a person's social status and opportunities in life, with limited mobility between castes.
They were forced to take menial jobs.
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Brahmans or the priests are the highest level of the Indian caste system. Harijan or untouchables are the lowest level.
The SHUDRAS or the HARIJANS or the DALITS were the untouchables in the Aryans caste system.
The old Indian caste system in which untouchables were supposed to be ignoble was ignoble.
Untouchables
No the untouchables are
the indian caste system has 4 levels. The Brahmans (priests), the Kshatriya (warriors and landowners), the Vaishya (merchants and artists), and the Shudra (farmers). The untouchables are a group outside of the caste system, but are still considered part of it. They do all of the unwanted jobs.
The group outside the caste system are the untouchables they are'nt considered part of the caste system
the cast system is based on the untouchables.
The untouchables are the lowest in the caste.
the untouchables