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caste
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Vijayam, an Indian man of science who embraced Jesus and began his work to help the poor he felt previously powerless to help, attempting to use God's word to combat the Hindu-oriented caste system.
In the Presence of the Poor by Internet Bookwatch
Caste system runs deep in the rural hinterland of some States of India where people are still bound to the old practices.
Haryana youth beaten to death for marrying girl of same clan by Asian News International
The term "dalit" means "crushed" or "oppressed," and is used to describe those who are born 'outside' of the four-tiered caste system in Hindu societies.
Dalit theology: a WCC conference on the caste system in a Christian ... by Ingram, Will / Presbyterian Record
 
 
 
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