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                                                                                                                                                           Who are marginalised groups in India? Discuss.

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(i) Marginalised groups are those who are deprived from the mainstream society. They are subjected to many forms of discrimination and are often denied from resources and opportunities.

(ii) Many a times, these downtrodden sections are not allowed to mix with the rest of the society. These include slaves, people with diseases like leprosy, people who perform jobs that are thought to be polluting like cleaning sewers, people belonging to indigenous tribes and the ?blacks?.

(iii) Traditionally, women in almost all the societies are marginalised.

(iv) In India, the practice of caste system has resulted in the creation of a section of people who are excluded from the society or marginalised.

(v) People working as leather workers, manual scavengers, etc. are treated as outcastes and are subject to humiliation and suppression.