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India

__ Primary Documents: __ [|Five Tamil Dalit Poems] These are poems that talk about the sufferings of the Dalits, or Untouchables, of India. It talks about how they are mistreated by the Brahman and that they want it to stop. They show the hardships that the Dalits have gone through -- all the things that they have wanted to do but not been able to. Other castes think that they are religiously "impure" and that's why they discriminate against them so much, they don't want to be contaminated.It's really sad to read and think about the way that they are treated.

[|Indian Constitution] Part III, the Fundamental Rights, of the Indian Constitution creates equality for all people and "ended" the discrimination against the Dalits. Although it is now technically illegal to discriminate against the Dalits, it still happens. It is the way their culture has been for centuries. Changing a culture in such a way is not an easy task.They will have to change an entire countries way of thinking.

__Artifacts:__ [|India: Probe Police Attacks on 'Untouchables'] This article shows that discrimination against the Untouchables is still an issue. The police attacked them for trying to participate in a religious ceremony.

[|Violence Against "Untouchables" Growing, Says Report] This article states that the Indian government has failed. They have not been able to stop the violence and discrimination against the Dalits and because of that the violence is growing. "Untouchablility" was technically made illegal in 1950. However, the caste system in India still exists today.

[|Future Forsaken] This artifact shows that the Untouchables are not the only ones being discriminated against. Children with HIV/AIDS are being discriminated against at school -- sometimes they are not even permitted to go. Some doctors won't let children with HIV/AIDS come to their office because then they think that the other people will stop coming. HIV/AIDS is a growing epidemic in India and the discrimination needs to stop.