"Have you ever heard of the Dalit community of India before?"
Have you ever heard of the Dalit community of India before? If not, you most likely would have heard of the “untouchables”. Dalit is a Sanskrit word which translates as “oppressed” or “downtrodden” and is used to address the untouchables in India. These people hold the lowest status in the Indian caste system which means they are alienated from the rest of society and live in the poorest conditions. At present, there are around 250 million Dalit people facing these injustices.