[DOC] [TLE] NPR: The Caste System [PAR] Indian Government Wants Caste System off U.N. Agenda ... Nearly 20 percent of 
the seats of India's parliament are reserved for them. ... But activists and human-
rights groups insist that, even if discrimination against the Dalits is ... Dalits are 
outside the four main caste divisions in India: the priestly, or scholarly, caste; the
... [DOC] [TLE] Caste system in India - Wikipedia [PAR] The caste system in India is a system of social stratification which has pre-
modern origins, was ... Certain groups, now known as Dalits, were historically 
excluded from the varna system ..... job and school quotas are reserved for 
affirmative action based on castes, the term has become a sensitive and 
controversial subject. [DOC] [TLE] CASTE DISCRIMINATION: - Human Rights Watch [PAR] A fifth category falls outside the varna system and consists of those known as ... 
Within the Dalit community of Nepal, there are eight major caste groups and ... 
Although they both have their origin in India, the Sinhalese caste system is not 
linked ..... government jobs, seats in state legislatures, the lower house of 
parliament,... [DOC] [TLE] untouchable | Hindu social class | Britannica.com [PAR] ... member of a wide range of low-caste Hindu groups and any person outside the 
caste system. ... Untouchable, also called Dalit, officially Scheduled Caste, 
formerly Harijan, ... The term Dalit later came to be used, though that too 
occasionally has ... privileges and grants them special representation in the 
Indian parliament. [DOC] [TLE] India: What are your views on caste based reservation system in ... [PAR] Reservation/Affirmative Action is a complex issue and there is no black & white 
conclusion .... What do people outside India think of the caste-based reservation 
system in Indian universities and jobs? ... Since the disadvantaged groups of 
India have been discriminated against for centuries, and are still not protected 
despite... [DOC] [TLE] The Caste System of Ancient India - mrdowling.com [PAR] Caste members lived, ate, married, and worked with their own group. ... The caste 
system precedes written history, but it seems to have developed slowly ... tribes, 
and people suffering from contagious diseases lived outside the caste system. ... 
privileges and granted them special representation in the Indian parliament. [DOC] [TLE] Who are Dalits?  Welcome to Navsarjan [PAR] India's caste system assigns individuals a certain hierarchical status according ... 
and one category of people who fall outside the caste systemthe Dalits. ... The 
latter group, considered the lowest of the low and officially estimated at .... In 
Gujarat, 7% of seats in the government and education sectors are reserved for 
Dalits... [DOC] [TLE] Caste System in India: Reservation System in India [PAR] Reservation has been prevalent in India for quite some time now. ... set aside 
some seats in parliament for people from historically discriminated groups, ... a 
place that is not clearly defined by boundaries and is outside of the varna 
scheme. [DOC] [TLE] India's Caste System under Attack: The Dalit Movement - Student ... [PAR] The caste system that has kept the Dalits downtrodden is an ancient social ... 
Society in India is further classified in social sub-groups traditionally based on ... 
A fifth category, which falls outside the Varna system, was the "untouchables" or 
Dalits. .... not less than one-third of the total number of reserved seats are for 
women. [DOC] [TLE] Caste Hindu Attitudes: The Harijans' Perception - JStor [PAR] The caste system has represented the single most important form of social 
stratification ... important, as a caste group living in one village has strong links 
with its counterparts ... The Harijans were considered outside the caste hierarchy 
and were given the lowest ... The Constitution also provided for the reservation of 
seats,. [DOC] [TLE] The political economy of public goods: Some ... - MIT Economics [PAR] Apr 10, 2006 ... After political independence seats in the Indian parliament ... Party, which 
dominated Indian politics at the time, won 68 per cent of seats reserved for ..... 
groups that have been largely outside the Hindu caste system; these are

Question: This group outside of the caste system has seats reserved for it in Parliament
Answer: Untouchables