Vol. 5, Issue 1, Part F (2019)

The two concepts, Human rights and democracy go head in hand in modern democratic countries, they are complementary to one another. Democracy has been synonymous with the emancipation of man from the bondage of superstition representation, wrong beliefs, inequalities, tyranny, oppression and suppression. This article deals with the perspectives of human rights and dalits in India and has to overcome the challenges that dalits are being faced and ultimately aptly paving the way for equality. While describing the trajectory of the emancipating of Dalits through democratic process appended with human rights issues related to Dalit in India. In detail, this article also focuses on who are the Dalits? Practices of untouchability and discrimination, economic profile of Dalits, right to education, Dalits and human rights issues, impact of economic reform on Dalit, a blue print for Dalit reforms, UN’ observation and conclusion