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This document provides an overview of the origin of untouchability in India. It begins by defining untouchability and outlining the key characteristic features, including its relationship to the caste system and Hinduism. It then discusses the origins of untouchability in the later Vedic era, noting that the Rig Veda originally divided society into four varnas but over time thousands of castes and sub-castes developed, labeling some people as touchable and others as untouchable. The document goes on to exam

Author

Mounika Kalakoti

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