Representation of the varna system hierarchy, depicting Brahmins (priests) at the highest level and Dalits (historically marginalized as untouchables, considered outside the varna system) at the lowest stratum.

Many Dalit through their virtuous works, were given the title of Brahmin by non-Harijans. The most popular examples are Mātanga, Nandanar, Purnā nanda , and Vālmiki . In one legend, Nandanar entered a fire and came out of the fire as a Brahmin.

According to the Rig Veda, the first man Purush used his body to create a human society: Brahmins came from Purush's head, Kshatriyas came from Purush's arms, Vaishyas from his thighs, and Shudras from Purush's feet. The caste system did not consider the Dalits — the "untouchables", people who had no jati classification.

Jul 13, 2016 · The term Bahujan refers to present day Scheduled Castes (Dalits), Scheduled Tribes (Adivasis/indigenous) and Shudra (peasant) castes — cutting across religion, ethnicities and geographies. In...

Feb 4, 2020 · A Dalit is actually born below the caste system, which includes four primary castes: Brahmins (priests), Kshatriya (warriors and princes), Vaishya (farmers and artisans), and Shudra (tenant farmers and servants).

Jan 1, 2018 · ‘Dalit Brahmin’ is a sarcastic epithet for the urban, educated Dalit middle class who look down upon their own folk much as the brahmins do, and seek to distance themselves from their caste identity.

Dec 5, 2024 · Brahmins have systematically deprived Dalits of land and resources, ensuring their subjugation. However, a small group of educated Dalits began to organize and mobilize their community, which eventually evolved into the Dalit Movement—a resistance against the dominant Brahmanical ideology.

‘Dalit Brahmin’ is a sarcastic epithet for the urban, educated Dalit middle class who look down upon their own folk much as the brahmins do, and seek to distance themselves from their caste identity.

The Dalit movement began as a protest movement, to bring socio-political transformation in the status of Dalits in India. The Dalits were isolated, fragmented and oppressed by the hegemony of Upper Caste culture.

Dalits, adivasis or women, have been systematically pushed to the periphery by the traditional Brahmanical structure of oppression. Dalits are the people who are economically, socially, politically exploited from centuries. Unable to live in the society of human beings, they have been living outside the village depending on lower level