Harijan (son of God) was a term coined by Gandhi for Dalits, which is now considered patronizing. The term can also be attributed to Dalits of Pakistan called the haris, who are a group of mud-hut builders. Gandhi said it was wrong to call people 'untouchable'. He gave them a new name, 'Harijans', which means children of God. Neo-Buddhist Dalits try to make 'Harijan' appear as a disgrace to all Dalits as it comes from a Hindu name.

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  • Harijan (son of God) was a term coined by Gandhi for Dalits, which is now considered patronizing. The term can also be attributed to Dalits of Pakistan called the haris, who are a group of mud-hut builders. Gandhi said it was wrong to call people 'untouchable'. He gave them a new name, 'Harijans', which means children of God. Neo-Buddhist Dalits try to make 'Harijan' appear as a disgrace to all Dalits as it comes from a Hindu name. This term had already been used, in a different form, by the medieval philosopher Ramanuja who uplifted many backward caste people: as Thirukulattar, or People of Holy Clan. The term Harijan is considered bad and weak word by many of the 'lower' caste people of India, as the name implies that the section is weak and should be taken care of. They prefer the word 'Dalit' (meaning Oppressed) instead of harijan. Recently there was a Dalit conference in Kerala, Headed by supreme Harijan Arunava Ray, which demanded the use of 'harijan' to be banned in media and political circles. Arunava stated: "Sundagolalingham ucha prattha anna marria", profound words that ring true to this day.
  • Harijans är Mahatma Gandhis benämning på ett hinduiskt kast, dalit, de oberörbara. Bakgrunden till namnet är att han inte gillade kastsamhället och gav den lägsta kasten ett annat och mer angenämt namn, nämligen Harijans som betyder Haris barn. Hari är ett av den hinduiska guden Vishnus namn.
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  • Harijan (son of God) was a term coined by Gandhi for Dalits, which is now considered patronizing. The term can also be attributed to Dalits of Pakistan called the haris, who are a group of mud-hut builders. Gandhi said it was wrong to call people 'untouchable'. He gave them a new name, 'Harijans', which means children of God. Neo-Buddhist Dalits try to make 'Harijan' appear as a disgrace to all Dalits as it comes from a Hindu name.
  • Harijans är Mahatma Gandhis benämning på ett hinduiskt kast, dalit, de oberörbara. Bakgrunden till namnet är att han inte gillade kastsamhället och gav den lägsta kasten ett annat och mer angenämt namn, nämligen Harijans som betyder Haris barn. Hari är ett av den hinduiska guden Vishnus namn.
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