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Drawing from rare sources written by the urban poor and Dalits in the Marathi language—including novels, poems, and manifestos— Outcaste Bombay examines how language and literature became a battleground for cultural politics. Through careful scrutiny of one city’s complex social fabric, this study illuminates issues that remain vital for ...
3 meanings: 1. a person who has been expelled from a caste 2. a person having no caste 3. to cause (someone) to lose his or her.... Click for more definitions.
The Outcaste, a first-person narrative, is an emotionally violent autobiography of a half-caste growing up in the Mahar community, and the anguish he suffers from not belonging to it fully. A numbing account of the humiliation of a community at the hands of an unthinking privileged class, itis a reflection on the darker side of Indian society.
Jun 2, 2003 · June 2, 2003. • 8 min read. More than 160 million people in India are considered "Untouchable"—people tainted by their birth into a caste system that deems them impure, less than human. Human ...
An outcast is someone who is rejected or cast out, as from home or from society [1] or in some way excluded, looked down upon, or ignored. In common English speech, an outcast may be anyone who does not fit in with normal society, which can contribute to a sense of isolation . Compare the concept of sending to Coventry .
outcaste: 1 n a person belonging to no caste Type of: individual , mortal , person , somebody , someone , soul a human being adj not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society Synonyms: casteless unwanted not wanted; not needed
outcaste in British English (ˈaʊtˌkɑːst) noun. 1. a person who has been expelled from a caste. 2. a person having no caste. verb. 3. (transitive)
