Discrimination based on birth was outlawed in India in 1950 but the legacy of the caste system continues to be felt around the world.
The South Indian Liberation Federation (SILF ... leadership of EV Ramaswami Naicker or Periyar in 1925. 1. Against caste system and biased approach of Brahmins. 2. Kudi Arasu journal was started ...
More than 240 million people in South Asia live a precarious existence, shunned by much of society because of their ranks as untouchables or Dalits at the bottom of a rigid caste system.