How to Use Dalit in a Sentence
Dalit
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The suffering of those who are at the bottom of the caste pyramid — known as Dalits — has continued.
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Deepa Bharath,
Anchorage Daily News,
2023-02-22
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India outlawed caste discrimination decades ago, but the Dalits still face violence.
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Conor Murray,
Forbes,
2023-02-23
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Those on the lowest rungs of the ladder – many of whom self-identify as Dalits – can be subjected to slurs, discrimination and even violence.
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Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
2023-03-22
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Those at the lowest strata of the caste system, known as Dalits, have been pushing for legal protections in California and beyond.
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CBS News,
2023-10-07
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Caste is a division of people related to birth or descent and those at the lowest strata of the caste system known as Dalits, have been pushing for legal protections in California and beyond.
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BostonGlobe.com,
2023-05-11
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Over the last few years, Soundararajan has been one of the leaders of a nationwide push to offer more protections for Dalits, those born into oppressed classes under the Indian caste system.
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Sakshi Venkatraman,
NBC News,
2023-05-11
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In particular, neo-Buddhism turned into a means for Dalits – who face rampant discrimination at the bottom of Hinduism’s caste ladder – to leave the system that was oppressing them.
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Marc Loustau,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2023-09-06
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