Caste
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...the untouchables only began to change in the 1930s under the influence of Mohandas Gandhi s teachings, who called the group Harijans . Although untouchability was declared illegal in 1949, resistance to change has remained strong, especially in rural areas...