[DOC] [TLE] untouchable | Hindu social class | Britannica.com [PAR] In traditional Indian society, the former name for any member of a wide range of ... 
Untouchable, also called Dalit, officially Scheduled Caste, formerly Harijan, ... 
Hari Vishnu, or simply Children of God) and long worked for their emancipation
. ... leader Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi referred to them as Harijan (Children. [DOC] [TLE] Untouchables [PAR] An article on the Untouchables of India and Hinduism. ... Religion as a Social 
Vision (1982); R K Kshirsagar, Untouchability in India ... Untouchables are the 
Harijan caste, the lowest class under Hinduism. ... (In the 1930s Indian nationalist 
leader Mohandas Gandhi applied the term Harijans, or "children of God," to this 
group... [DOC] [TLE] The Caste System [ushistory.org] [PAR] Harijan girls ... These girls, who belong to the Untouchable caste, make dung 
patties which are ... Even today, most Indian languages use the term "jati" for the 
system of hereditary social ... who first named the Untouchables "Harijans," 
meaning "children of God." ... In addition to the varnas, there is a fifth class in 
Hinduism. [DOC] [TLE] Labelling Dalits 'Harijans': How we remain ignorant and insensitive ... [PAR] Oct 27, 2015 ... "Harijan", meaning "children of God", was a term first used by ... He used the word 
"Harijan" to bring the untouchables closer to God, ... "Depressed Classes" 
reminded people of slavery and was offensive to ... Further, all that "renaming" of 
Dalits as Harijans did was side-step ... Honey, is there 'good news'? [DOC] [TLE] Dalit - Wikipedia [PAR] Dalit, meaning "divided" in South Asia, is the self-chosen political name of castes 
in India which are "untouchable". .... Dalits were commonly banned from full 
participation in Indian social life. ... Namantar Andolan was part of a 16-year Dalit 
campaign to rename ... Thousands of participants and leaders were arrested. [DOC] [TLE] Anthropology chapter 21 Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] A a caste is a closed social class in a stratified Society and which membership is 
determined by ... in order to restore some dignity to these people the Hindu 
nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi renamed them Harijan which means children 
of God Untouchables represent 15% of India's population their children often 
made to... [DOC] [TLE] Caste System - South High [PAR] A type of social organization/hierarchy in which a person's occupation and ... 
Indian society developed into a complex system based on class and caste; Caste 
is ... Since the great majority of Indians are Hindu, the caste system has played 
an .... Untouchables  Outcasts, Children of God; Concept of pollutionthe most 
pure... [DOC] [TLE] Scheduled Castes in India: Economic Problems, Social Mobility ... [PAR] The position of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) has a bearing on the social ... or high 
caste position is because of his past bad or good deeds, and therefore, ... The 
Constitution of India has listed the 'untouchable' castes as the ... The word '
Harijan' means children of God, and implies that Harijans needed special 
treatment. [DOC] [TLE] My two most important role models that influence me on tolerance ... [PAR] He was born on October 2, 1869 in western India and was a national leader ... 
The great poet Rabindranath Tagore gave Gandhi the great title, "Mahatma", ... 
When a family of untouchables asked to live in ashram, Gandhi kindly admitted 
them. ... unfortunate pariahs, Gandhi renamed them "Harijan" or "Children of God
". [DOC] [TLE] How does it feel to be a Scheduled Caste /Scheduled Tribe person ... [PAR] You have to be anonymous. Everywhere. Always. That is how it feels like. You 
cannot reveal ... Do the people belonging to scheduled castes and tribes in India 
look ..... Caste is a social custom, and all our great preachers have tried to break 
it down ..... how the Marathwada University could be renamed after a Harijan 
leader. [DOC] [TLE] Changing Educational Inequalities in

Question: The Untouchables social class was renamed "Harijan" or "Children of God" by this great Indian leader
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi