Bahujan
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बहुजन (bahujana)/Pali bahujana (“majority”). Since caste oppressed people are the majority of the population. The term was popularized by anti-caste social activists.
Noun
Bahujan (plural Bahujans)
- a person in South Asia that is caste oppressed or a religious minority.
Related terms
- Dalit
- Harijan
- Adivasi
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