Who are the Dalit?

The Dalit-Bahujan People of India.

The word 'Dalit' means 'the oppressed' and 'Bahujan' means 'the majority'. The 250 million Dalit-Bahujan people of India have been the oppressed majority for more than three thousand years of India’s history. This oppression is a result of the Hindu caste system – an integral part of Indian society, so deeply ingrained in the Indian worldview that centuries of non-Hindu influence have been unable to help the oppressed majority break free from caste’s grip.  Today, the younger generation of Dalit-Bahujans have begun to stand up and plan for their future rights, but even today they are still referred to as untouchables!