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California student body demands ban on caste-based discrimination Raqib Hameed Naik © San Diego State University is one of the 23 campuses of California State University system [File: Mi. San Diego State University is one of the 23 campuses of California State University system [File: Mike Blake/Reuters] San Jose, California, US – An association representing nearly half a million university students in California, United States has passed a resolution seeking a ban on caste-based discrimination faced mainly by the Dalit students, with rights groups calling the move “historic”. Formerly referred to as “untouchables”, Dalits lie at the bottom of the complex Hindu caste hierarchy and have faced socio-economic oppression for decades. India officially banned untouchability when it adopted its constitution in 1950, but the practice continues among the South Asian communities, mainly Hindus.

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