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What was the primary reason for framing the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in 1989?
To address the ill treatment and humiliation faced by Dalits and tribal groups
What led to the violent nature of the ill treatment faced by Dalits and tribal groups in the late 1970s and 1980s?
Refusal of Dalit groups to perform caste duties
What was the response of the more powerful castes to the assertiveness of Dalit groups in southern India?
Unleashing violence against Dalit groups
Why did Dalit groups demand new laws related to violence against them?
To indicate that untouchability was still being practiced in a hideous manner
What led to the demand for new laws by Dalit groups in India?
The violent and hideous practice of untouchability
What action did Rathnam take to protest against the domination and violence of powerful castes in his village?
Filed a complaint under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
What characterized the treatment faced by Dalits and tribal groups in southern India during the late 1970s and 1980s?
Acquisition of a violent nature
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