Like blacks in the US, Dalits account for about 15% of the population; they are found disproportionately in low-status, low-income jobs; their levels of educational attainment are lower than the upper castes; and they still face daily incidents of discrimination for no reason other than their identity at birth.
Ceux qui se rapprocheraient le plus des noirs américains sont les Dalits (ceux que l'on appelait les intouchables), les parias qui depuis un millénaire sont discriminés, humiliés et oppressés.