The term "Scheduled Castes" is used for "untouchables" as the then British colonial government through its Government of India Act 1935 placed these people in a schedule. In 1936, the British Government of India Order included certain castes in the list of Depressed Classes, such as the Scheduled Caste people. The Scheduled Caste people are in the lowest rung in the caste hierarchy throughout the country of India. In this social order of uneven relationships, the Scheduled Caste people are at

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... e underside; and therefore are thought to be generally substandard to all others in the Indian community. This paper is based on the secondary sources related to scheduled caste movement