Harijan

English Etymology Borrowed from en hi हरिजन Children of God. en Narsinh Mehta 1, a Gujarati Bhakti poet, in the 15th century and popularized by Mahatma Gandhi as an alternative to the term Dalit.Ramabadran Sudharshan Paswan Guru Makers of Modern Dalit History 2021 Penguin Random House India 9780143451426 xv Noun en derogatory en Dalit. Usage notes Now considered offensive to Dalits, as the term is considered patronising, ignorant, and seeking to assimilate them into Hindu nationalism. French Etymology Borrowed from fr hi हरिजन Children of God. fr Narsinh Mehta 1, a Gujarati Bhakti poet Narsinh Mehta in the 15th century and popularized by Mahatma Gandhi as an alternative to the term Dalit. Noun m fr derogatory en Harijan fr Laetitia Colombani Le Cerf-Volant https://books.google.com/books?id=obsxEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&lpg=PT53&p=42#v=onepage&q&f=false Grasset 43 2021 Un jour, Léna apprendra les punitions qu’on réserve aux enfants des hautes castes qui se hasardent à toucher un Harijan, comme les appelait Gandhi. Elle entendra le témoignage de cet homme, contraint à l’âge de huit ans d’avaler de l’urine et de la bouse de vache pour expier sa faute. One day, Lena will learn about the punishments reserved for high caste children who dare to touch a Harijan, as Gandhi called them. She will hear the testimony of this man, who at eight years old was forced to consume cow urine and cowpat to expiate his error. Usage notes Now considered offensive to Dalits, as the term is considered patronising, ignorant, and seeking to assimilate them into Hindu nationalism.