Dalit is an ancient designation for a group of indigenous Indian people. Several influential Hindu saints, though, were members of this group. ^{[1] [2]} Though there has also many historical Vedic period saints, whose descendants are now considered as Dalits. ^[3] Many of the saints have been classified as Shudra or Avarna, because there was no concept of Dalits or Harijan.

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• List
• Vedic period
• Ancient period
• Medieval period
• Modern period
• See also
• References
• Sources

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See also

• List of Dalits

References