How to remove untouchability from society ?

Our contribution to Remove Untouchability :

We can do a lot to remove untouchability from our society. The most important way to prevent exploitation of Harijans by the upper-castes is to take concrete steps to help the Harijans improve their own financial conditions.

1. Educating them and providing vocational training and jobs can also achieve this purpose.

2. Assistance can also be given so that they can set-up their own small-scale or cottage industries.

3. Awareness can be created amongst the rest of the people with the use of films and theatre, songs, bhajans, talks, and discussions. The evil effects of this practice can be highlighted through these mediums.

4. This can be made more effective if we start right from the beginning, by informing children that we are all equal. Much can be achieved by creating feelings of brotherhood and removing caste biases from the minds of the future generations.

It is deeply unfortunate, that the practice of untouchability has still not been totally weeded out from our country, despite all efforts. Many people still retain these age-old attitudes which are harmful to the development of our society. But still there is hope that the children of today will not accept this shameful practice and everyone will be considered equal.