The Role of Dalit Civil Society in Combatting Caste-Based Discrimination

dc.contributor.other	Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
dc.coverage.spatial	Asia
dc.creator	Nepali, Subhash
dc.date.accessioned	2019-08-01T18:25:19Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-01T18:25:19Z
dc.date.created	2019
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.identifier.issn	2376-8010
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10822/1055365
dc.description.abstract	An estimated 260 million Dalits continue to face caste-based discrimination and practices of untouchability. According to available census figures of Dalits in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, the Dalit population from these three countries alone totals 215 million. Bhutan, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka also have Dalits but they do not recognize caste on their census.1 Lastly, the Dalit diaspora from these South Asian countries makes up a significant portion of the global Dalit population. In spite of the legal ban on caste-based discrimination and the practices of untouchability, Dalits continue to face prejudice on the basis of their birth in the lowest caste.
dc.format.extent	volumes
dc.format.medium	text
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service. Asian Studies Program.
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs, volume 5
dc.subject.lcc	DS33.3
dc.subject.lcsh	Asia -- Periodicals.
dc.title	The Role of Dalit Civil Society in Combatting Caste-Based Discrimination	en_US
dc.type	article

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