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Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — In 1989, the Government of India enacted the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in order to prevent atrocities against SC/STs. The purpose of the Act was to prevent atrocities and help in social inclusion of Dalits into… … Wikipedia
scheduled caste — noun the official name given in India to the caste considered ‘untouchable’ in orthodox Hindu scriptures and practice, officially regarded as socially disadvantaged … English new terms dictionary
scheduled caste — /ˈʃɛdjuld kast/ (say shedyoohld kahst) noun (in India) the group of people formerly referred to as untouchable, officially recognised as disadvantaged and as a result given special concessions. {identified as such by the Eighth Schedule of the… …
Sikkim Scheduled Caste League — (SSCL), a political party in Sikkim, was formed on the model of the Scheduled Caste League of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. SSCL demanded a democratic government, as opposed to the then monarchic regime of Sikkim.In the first State Council elections in 1953 … Wikipedia
Caste system in India — Caste (Sanskrit: Gyati ज्ञाति , Hindi: Biradari बिरादरी, samaj समाज, jati जाति etc , Urdu Zat ज़ात ) is an endogamous group. Generally a sub caste is divided into Exogamous groups based on same gotras गोत्र. The Indian caste system describes the… … Wikipedia
Caste-related violence in India — Caste related violence and hate crimes in India have occurred despite the gradual reduction of casteism in the country. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, Dalits and indigenous peoples (known as Scheduled Tribes or adivasis) continue to … Wikipedia
Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes — The Scheduled Castes (SCs), also known as the Dalit, and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) are two groupings of historically disadvantaged people that are given express recognition in the Constitution of India. During the period of British rule in the… … Wikipedia
Caste system in Kerala — The region of Kerala in India became the caste society very late. One of the last south Indian societies to become agrarian, the communities kept most of their tribal markers intact bringing them to mainstream. These traditional matrilineal… … Wikipedia
caste — /kast / (say kahst) noun 1. Sociology an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons in a given occupation or trade, having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. 2. a. one of the divisions or social classes into which the… …
scheduled class — noun see scheduled caste … Useful english dictionary
