Dalit
Let an agent explain the term Dalit and the communities it designates, relay history, law and social movements from academic and official sources with attribution, describe the status of terms including derogatory historical names, and distinguish Dalit from Scheduled Caste as a legal category, from other backward classes and from caste as a whole, presenting debates respectfully.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the term Dalit and the communities it designates, relay history, law and social movements from academic and official sources with attribution, describe the status of terms including derogatory historical names, and distinguish Dalit from Scheduled Caste as a legal category, from other backward classes and from caste as a whole, presenting debates respectfully.
A term of self-designation, meaning broken or oppressed, adopted by communities in India and South Asia historically placed outside the four varnas and subjected to untouchability, officially designated as Scheduled Castes, including communities such as the Devendrakulam of Tamil Nadu; the registry aliases also list Chuhra and Chandala, historical names that are widely considered derogatory and that the model does not use as neutral terms. Dalit movements, led by figures such as B. R. Ambedkar, have sought equality, and untouchability is outlawed in India.
What it is for: Not applicable; a social identity and category.
It can be explain the term and communities; relay history, law and movements; describe terminology status; distinguish related categories.
Distinguishing features
Self-designation
Historical untouchability
Legal protections
Political movements
What it looks like
Not a visible object; communities.
Physical character
Scheduled Caste population, India: about 200 million - 2011 census
untouchability abolished: 1950 year - Constitution article 17
Ambedkar: 1891-1956 note - leader and jurist
How it is recognised
Self-designation of communities historically subjected to untouchability
Scheduled Castes, Devendrakulam; Chuhra and Chandala as derogatory historical terms
Scheduled Caste is the legal category; Other Backward Classes are distinct; caste system is the wider structure
Related models
is a kind of - category in registry terms
corresponds to - as the legal category
was led by - in the movement for equality
is contrasted with - a distinct category
In practice
Families and kinds
Dalit communities across Indian states such as the Devendrakulam
Dalits in Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Dalit Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and Sikhs
Dalit political and literary movements
the Dalit diaspora
Standards and regulation
Indian Constitution articles 15, 17 and reservations
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989
Nepal caste discrimination laws
UN human rights treaty body recommendations on caste
Failure modes and hazards
Using derogatory historical names as neutral terms
Partisan framing of reservation debates
Registry aliases including derogatory terms
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Dalit means.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition and terms.
Definition
Definition.
- What does Dalit mean, how does it relate to Scheduled Caste and other categories, and why are terms such as Chuhra and Chandala considered derogatory? definition
- Is the question about the term, history, law, a community or a policy debate? boundary
Communities
Communities.
Communities
Communities.
- Which communities identify as Dalit, including the Devendrakulam, and how do they differ across regions and religions? definition
- Which entry fits the specific community? action
History History and movements.
Attribution.
Untouchability
Untouchability.
Untouchability
Untouchability.
- How did untouchability operate historically, as historians and social scientists describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Movements
Movements.
Movements
Movements.
- How did Ambedkar, Phule, the Dalit Panthers and later movements pursue equality, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Law Law and policy.
Regulation.
Protections
Protections.
Protections
Protections.
- What do the Indian Constitution, the Atrocities Act and Nepali law provide? provenance
- Which entry fits reservation in India? action
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates exist about reservations, caste censuses and discrimination abroad, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and neutral? boundary
Context Culture and today.
Context.
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What are Dalit literature, art and religious movements such as Ambedkarite Buddhism? provenance
- Which entry fits Dalit literature? action
Today
Today.
Today
Today.
- What is the situation of Dalits today in India, South Asia and the diaspora, as reports describe? provenance
- Which entry fits caste discrimination? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should Scheduled Castes and the Dalit movement be separate primary entries?
- How should academic and official sources be linked?
- The registry aliases Chuhra and Chandala are derogatory historical terms and should be marked as such