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Harijan

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Dalit. derogatory
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Harijan alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हरिजन (harijan, literally “Children of God”). Coined by Narsinh Mehta, a Gujarati Bhakti poet Narsinh Mehta in the 15th century and popularized by Mahatma Gandhi as an alternative to the term Dalit.

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