Contemporary Dalit Movement in Karnataka: A Tale of Social Transformation or Missed Opportunities?

<p>It is a well-known fact that “Untouchability”, a most venomous evil of Hindu Society, has<br>dehumanized a sizeable section of humanity, called untouchables. The victims of<br>untouchability suffered a lot to the stigma of untouchability including oppressive<br>servitude, acute illiteracy, grinding poverty, degraded status and sinister contempt. It<br>even marred the progress of the nation to a great extent. The caste Hindus could<br>successfully exploited the ignorance and helplessness of the untouchables to such an<br>extent that they were made to believe that it was most religious and divinely instituted<br>and resistance to it would bring divine wrath. Thus, their voice could not be audible;<br>rather it was savagely suppressed until recently</p> <p>