What does it mean to be a Dalit in modern India?

I am not a Dalit, but I have done some research around the issues faced by Dalits, and I think I qualify to provide a perspective and should answer this considering there's little to no open Dalit representation on Quora. The answer to your questi... read more

At an emotional level, it feels like orphaned children, living in a home that does not want them. Dalits are made to feel unloved, unwanted and as a burden on 'modern' India. read more

Scheduled Castes is the official term for Dalits in the opinion of India's National Commissions for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), who took legal advice that indicated modern legislation does not refer to Dalit and that therefore, it says, it is"unconstitutional" for official documents to do so. read more

Dalits are the manual scavengers, the removers of human waste and dead animals, leather workers, street sweepers and cobblers. The mere touch of a Dalit was considered"polluting" to a caste member. read more