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Depressed Classes and the Poona Pact

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The term was used by Gandhi to denote the untouchables of the Indian society.

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Harijan

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Sanatani

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Dalit

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Gurujan

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Solution

The correct option is A Harijan
Mahatma Gandhi called ‘untouchables', Harijans, or simply “Children of God”, and long worked for their liberation. He declared that India would not attain Swaraj for 100 years if untouchability was not eliminated.

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