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Dalit

marginalized communities in the South Asian caste system
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Dalit

Summary

Dalit is a caste[1]. Dalit ranks in the top 0.93% of caste entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,471 views/month, #1 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dalit's instance of is recorded as caste[3].
  • Dalit's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[4].
  • Dalit is a type of caste system in India[5].
  • Dalit's Commons category is recorded as Dalit[6].
  • Dalit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dalit[7].
  • Dalit's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8].
  • Dalit's has characteristic is recorded as untouchability[9].
  • Dalit's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include caste[3] and ethnic group[4]. Dalit is a type of caste system in India[5].

Why It Matters

Dalit ranks in the top 0.93% of caste entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,471 views/month, #1 of 107).[2] Dalit has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Dalit is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → caste, ethnic group
    Aliases → —
    Has characteristic → untouchability
    Topic's main category → Category:Dalit
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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