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The Dalit Movement Today The term “Dalit” has different meanings for different people. The most common use of the term is to define people who were once known as “untouchables”, seperated from the rest of society by the caste system. Navsarjan redefines the ideological context of the word to mean three things: Someone who believes in equality Practices equality in his or her life, and Protests inequality wherever he or she sees it This redefinition challenges Dalits to be more egalitarian in their own lives, both in terms of inter sub-caste discrimination and sexism; allows for the inclusion of Dalits from different religious backgrounds (Dalits who have converted to a different religion, but still suffer discrimination); and allows for the inclusion of people who are not from the “untouchable” castes, but still believe in values of equality. A past passive participle of the Sanskrit root dal that means to crack or split, the word Dalit is today common across most Indian languages, mea...