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Encyclopedia > Untouchable

"Untouchable" may mean:

I aint untouchable sexy babe was their last song in 1689 In South Asias caste system, a Dalit — formerly called untouchable — is a person outside the four castes, and considered below them. ... Mulk Raj Anand (December 12, 1905 - September 28, 2004) was an Indian English language author, who depicted the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. ... The Untouchables is the name of a 1947 book by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, and also of two television series and a motion picture that it inspired. ... The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department, a treasury, of the United States government established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government. ... Eliot Ness Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903–May 16, 1957) was an American Treasury agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois as the leader of a legendary team nicknamed The Untouchables. ... Untouchables is the fifth album by nu-metal band KoЯn. ... For other uses, see Korn (disambiguation). ...


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Encyclopedia4U - Untouchables - Encyclopedia Article (128 words)
Untouchables is a name of a recording by Korn.
The recording was released on June 11, 2002.
The band have blamed Internet "piracy" (see copyright infringement) for this, but others blame a decline in the band's songwriting since Follow The Leader for the drop in sales.
The Untouchables (Oliver Mendelsohn, Marika Vicziany) (1215 words)
Early organisation by Untouchables themselves was on a caste and regional basis, and relationships between different Untouchable castes were often difficult.
Ambedkar, an Untouchable himself, developed a deeper analysis of Untouchability, but lacked a workable political strategy: his conversion to Buddhism in 1956, along with millions of followers, highlighted the failure of his political endeavours.
Discrimination against Untouchables is still widespread in rural areas in the private sphere, in ritual matters such as access to eating places and water sources.
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