Beyond the Four Varṇas: The Untouchables in India

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Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 1988 - Education - 120 pages
Who were the untouchables in India? Why and when did they become so? are some of the questions the present study attempts to answer. As the sage proceeds, from the Rgveda onward, it unfold various facets of the problem faced by these people.

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ENUMERATION CONDEMNATION
17
IDENTIFICATION REJECTION
37
LIFE AND LIVING OF
64
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