Social Science Question(1 Marks)

Article 17 of the Constitution abolishes untouchability.

Article 15 of the Constitution notes that no citizen of India shall be discriminated against on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

Right to Freedom.

Marginal groups relied on Constitution to protect themselves from continued exploitation by other groups.

Article 15 of the Constitution states that no citizen of India shall be discriminated against on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

The Right to Freedom of Religion and Cultural and Educational Rights have been drawn upon the minority groups.

Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims, women and others.

Safai Karamchari Andolan is an organisation in Andhra Pradesh, working with manual scavengers.

Orissa is known as more than 60% of tribals.

Adivasis speak in Bengali and Santhali.

Marginalization refers to the reduce power and importance of certain people in our country. Example: Tribals or Adivasi, OBC’s, Religious minorities and women.

Some untouchable practices ar:

• Segregation in seating and food arrangements in village functions and festivals.
• Prohibited from entering into village temples.
• Separate burial grounds.
• No access to village’s wells and ponds.

Manual scavengers are known as Bhangis in Gujarat, Pakhis in Andhra Pradesh and the Sikkaliars in Tamil Nadu.

Untouchability is the individual discrimination against certain classes of persons.
Dalits are sometimes called Untouchables. Untouchables are regarded as ‘low caste’ and have been marginalized for centuries.

The term Dalit, which means ‘broken’ is used deliberately and actively by groups to highlight the centuries of discrimination they have experienced within the caste system.

Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.