the entirety of India's oppressed peoples, which is the context that applies to its use in Nepalese society. An example of the limitations of the Scheduled Caste category is that, under Indian law, such people can only be followers of Buddhism, Hinduism or Sikhism, yet there are communities, who claim to be Dalit Christians and Muslims. Some additional tribal communities, which claim to be Dalit, often practise folk religions.

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