Dalits or Untouchables in India´s Caste System

Today in India, 300 million groups are facing serious persecution, accounting for about 25% of the total population in India (Kersey 1). These people, untouchable, is now known as Darrits (Edwards 1). "In Sanskrit, the word Dalit is suppressed, shattered, crushed into pieces" ("Dalit Indians are not yet desirable for fighting" 2). Even the definition of their name indicates the corruption that Dalit faced. India passed the law in 1950 to make the caste system illegal; it also passed other laws that unconditionally gave other freedoms and legal aid (Kersey 2).

In the past century, the Indian Dalit converted to Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity to escape the Hindus caste system. Dr. B. R. R. Ambedkar, the lead author of the Indian Constitution, is convinced that Karst 's constitutional amendment alone will not give him social power. He vowed in 1935 "I will never die of Hindus." On October 14, 1956, he and other 300 thousand to 600 thousand Dalits converted to Buddhism. Dr. Ambedkar announced that 20 years between transformation and conversion will extend to Indian independence (1947) and the new Constitution (1950), during which the emerging Indian state and civil society are divided into public majority and small number Established codified rights with factional community. . Because unspecified religion challenged colonial policy confusing Dalit and Hindus and Moritus Gandhi, a nationalist leader, wanted to pass, the Dalit initially had a large Hindu community I left the part. Hindu internal reform to maintain unity

The Indian caste system consists of four Varna, pure caste, one is collectively known as Dalit, sometimes called Harijan - English "untouchable". The top varna caste is Brahmin or Priest caste. It is made up of pastors, government officials, bureaucrats, and other experts. The next highest is Kshatriya, the caste of the warrior, which includes soldiers and other soldiers, as well as police and their counterparts. Next up is Vaishyas, they are craftsmen and merchants, followed by Sudras (pronounced "shudra"), they are farmers and humble workers. Metaphorically, they represent a part of Manu. The head is equivalent to Brahman, weapons to Kushatriya, thighs to Vaisha, legs to Sudra

In India, Dalit was once called "untouchable". The word Dalit means "broken people". Symbolic interaction theory focuses on how the language shapes all Indian identities and as a result it becomes a lower class like Dalit. An oppressive system arises from embedding symbols in individuals and collective minds. Therefore, the theory of symbolic interaction explains why Dalit's suppression continues even if the caste system is officially and legally abolished.