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HarijanMember of the Indian caste of untouchables. The term was introduced by Mahatma Gandhi during the independence movement. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Harijan is a euphemism for the low castes and untouchables and means people of god. In the late 1960s I met a young man who had started a school for several hundred children in the Harijan (formerly known as untouchable) community where he lived in Delhi. |
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