Discrimination against Dalits manifests in various forms, including restrictions on entering temples, using public water sources, and participating in social functions. In rural areas, Dalits often live in segr
World Health Organization defines mental health as a “state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can contribute to her or his community” (World Health Organization [WHO],200...
and were inclined in performing all forms of worship to various Deities as per tradition (as priest in temples and also as teachers who impartedknowledgeto all) for the upkeep of temples and other sacred places and those who were centered in spiritual Saadhanas for attaining the Supreme state...
It is reasonable to assume that the caste system, contrary to the popular images of its changelessness, has always been characterized by the efforts of variousjatis to raise themselves in the social order. Such efforts have been more successful in the case of low but ritually purecastesthan in...
India has a well known example of a caste system, although various forms of caste systems can be found in many other cultures as well. Several characteristics distinguish a caste system. The first is the tendency toward endogamy, meaning that people marry within the same caste exclusively. ...