Untouchability and Its Origin

aboriginal according allowed Ambedkar ancient Aryans attitude became become beef belief Bellary Dist belonging Bengal Bihar Bombay Brahman Buddhist called caste caste-Hindus cause Census ceremonial Chamar Chandala Chapter contempt course culture defilement degraded disabilities District division emergence evidence existence fact factors follow given gives groups hands hatred higher Hindu History important impure India institution Kshatriya labour land later literature live lower Madras Mahars maintain Manu means Mysore Nagpur nature non-Aryan notion observed occupation origin Orissa period persons pollution position practice Pradesh present profession Punjab purity regarded region relation religion religious respect result segregation separate Shudras similar Smriti social social structure society South status superior Sutras taken temple theory touch treated tribes unclean untouchable communities various Varnas Vedic village West Bengal worship