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| The social movement that emerged in north Indian villages fought against the practices of serving food on separate plates from the lower caste people. What do you call that movement? |
A Dalit movement which fights for the self-respect of lower caste people. A communist movement which focuses its struggle against economic division. A Reformist movement which engages with the state through memorandums. A parliamentary movement which tries to solve social issues through legislation. |
| A Dalit movement which fights for the self-respect of lower caste people. |
| Social movements of Dalits show a particular character. The movements cannot be explained satisfactorily by reference to economic exploitations alone or political oppression, although these dimensions are important. This is a struggle for recognition as fellow human beings. It is a struggle for self-confidence and a space for self-determination. It is a struggle for abolishment of stigmatisation, that untouchability implied |
