Definitions for Dalit
dalit

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1. Dalitnoun

   A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.

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1. Dalit

   Dalit (from Sanskrit: दलित, romanized: dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming a fifth varna, also known by the name of Panchama. Dalits now profess various religious beliefs, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam. Scheduled Castes is the official term for Dalits as per the Constitution of India.

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1. Dalit

   Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous social groups from all over India; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions. There are many different names proposed for defining this group of people, including Panchamas, and Asprushya. In 2001, the proportion of Dalit population was 16.2 percent of India's total population. The Dalit population is broadly distributed across Indian states and districts. In 2001, the state of Punjab had the highest proportion of its population as Dalit, at about 29 percent, and the state of Mizoram had the lowest at nearly zero. The government of India recognises and protects them as Scheduled Castes. The term Dalit has been interchangeably used with term Scheduled Castes, and these terms include all historically discriminated communities of India out-caste and Untouchables. While discrimination based on caste has been prohibited and untouchability abolished under the Constitution of India, discrimination and prejudice against Dalits in South Asia remains. Since its independence in 1947, India has implemented an affirmative policy of reservation, the scope of which was further expanded in 1974, to set aside and provide jobs and education opportunities to Dalits. By 1995, of all jobs in India, 17.2 percent of the jobs were held by Dalits, greater than their proportion in Indian population. In 1997, India democratically elected K. R. Narayanan, a Dalit, as the nation's President. Many social organisations too have proactively promoted better conditions for Dalits through improved education, health and employment.

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1. DALIT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dalit is ranked #91221 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dalit surname appeared 202 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dalit.
   
   92% or 186 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.9% or 6 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for Dalit »

1. tidal

2. Tilda

How to pronounce Dalit?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Dalit in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dalit in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dalit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Dalit in a Sentence

1. Shreejana Bajracharya:

   The majority of Dalit communities in Marie Stopes Nepal are converting to Christianity, anti-abortion activists are active in those part of communities in Marie Stopes Nepal.

2. Prem Pariyar:

   Why ? Why do they do that ? they were surprised seeing a Nepali Dalit from' untouchable' community going to California State University.

3. Vikram Singh:

   We are( a) team of Dalit women and not all of us are equipped with digital means of communication. This whole webinar sh * t and online meetings were an added burden, however( the) only good that we see in this phase is that our women learnt to use technology and attempted to grapple with new normal.

4. Kavita Krishnan:

   I won't say that this is something kind of unique to India but of course it's a huge problem because I think the question here is the sense of entitlement and impunity that is conferred not only by a masculinist culture but also by political economy and, you know, the whole structures of power, i squarely hold the government of India responsible, the ruling party responsible for creating an Islamophobia and anti-Dalit climate that justifies acts of sexual violence and other forms of violence against these minorities.

5. Thenmozhi Soundararajan:

   There's a real disincentive for caste-oppressed Dalit people to share their discrimination.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dalit
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalit
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Dalit
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html