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Gandhi coined the term Harijans (children of God) for the Dalits and the Depressed Classes.
However, most dalits were against the use of this term. Narendra Jadhav, notable Dalit economist, once commented, "If we are the children of God, who are the others? Those of the Devil?"
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∙ 14y agohe felt that they should not be. they should be part of the regular class.
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∙ 13y agoHarijans, or children of God.
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How did Mohandas Gandhi help untouchables?
Gandhi used peaceful potesting
What was Gandhi's name for untouchables?
hari jan
Freed India from colonial rule?
untouchables
Why did Gandhi say that there are no untouchables here?
In India there is a caste system and the lowest caste of them all is called the "untouchables" so when Gandhi said that...he was saying that basically no one is better than anyone else and that we are all equal
Why did gandhi think that helping the untouchables was especially important for Indians?
because he is gay
Mohandas Gandhi on caste and untouchables?
Gandhi has something to do with the untouchables but i dont know what
How did Mohandas Gandhi help untouchables?
Gandhi used peaceful potesting
What was Gandhi's relationship with the untouchables?
he fought for there rights
What was Gandhi's name for untouchables?
hari jan
Freed India from colonial rule?
untouchables
Why did Gandhi say that there are no untouchables here?
In India there is a caste system and the lowest caste of them all is called the "untouchables" so when Gandhi said that...he was saying that basically no one is better than anyone else and that we are all equal
Why did gandhi name the untouchables HARIJANS?
The word 'Harijan' means children of God.
Why did gandhi think that helping the untouchables was especially important for Indians?
because he is gay
Why does Ba Gandhi's wife say that she cannot clean the latrine?
It was a job for the untouchables
Which caste did Mohandas Gandhi belong to?
Gandhi was born into the Kshatriya caste but spent much of his life trying to gain equality for the "Untouchables."
What civil rights leader wanted to end the bad treatment of the ''untouchables''?
Mohandas Gandhi was the Indian civil rights leader who campaigned for the statues of the untouchables.
What was Gandhi's position on separate electorates?
He thought of "separate electorates" for the oppressed class of what were then called untouchables (or Harijans in Gandhi's vocabulary, and dalits in today's language) as a retrograde measure meant to produce permanent divisions within Hindu society. Gandhi earned the hostility of Ambedkar, the leader of the untouchables, but few doubted that Gandhi was genuinely interested in removing the serious disabilities from which they suffered, just as no one doubt that Gandhi never accepted the argument that Hindus and Muslims constituted two separate elements in Indian society.
