Dalit
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- adjective
- /ˈdɑːlɪt/
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dalit
- In a world where Dalit people are brutalized, simply to keep us in our place, Dr. Ambedkar remains our shining light.
- Dalit activists
- Dalit discourse
- Dalit writers
Examples
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In India, the struggles of Dalit communities highlight significant social issues related to caste discrimination.
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In particular, the movement for the rights of Dalits, the country's lowest caste, known as "untouchables," has long been complicated by Dalit religious conversions, often from Hinduism to evangelical Christianity.
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In India, a Dalit person is attacked every 15 minutes.
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Every day, 10 Dalit women are raped, and these are only the reported cases.
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Less than 1% of Dalit women have studied up to eighth grade.
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Dr. Ambedkar is more than a champion and a hero to the Dalit people.
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National primary enrollment rate for girls stands at 48%, while only 10% of Dalit girls have had access to primary schooling.
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Indeed, India now boasts a talented crop of "Dalit millionaires" who have formed their own Dalit Chamber of Commerce.
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They said that this was an institution that was systematically discriminating against a young Dalit student.
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Dr. Ambedkar fought tirelessly for the rights and dignity of the Dalit people in India.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dalit comes from the old Sanskrit word dalita, which means 'broken' or 'crushed'. So when Dalit is used as an adjective, as in Dalit literature or Dalit rights, it means 'relating to the people and their lives and struggles'.