ChandalaHindu Male Sanskrit name meaning

The caste system was formed approximately between 500 BCE and 200 CE. The Chandala or Shudra caste, regarded as the lowest in the social hierarchy, was identified with the untouchables and involved in occupations which were considered impure or polluting such as leather work, scavenging, and disposal of dead bodies.

500 BCE - 200 CE

Chandala is a term used in Hinduism to denote the lowest caste in the social hierarchy, which was considered untouchable. Historically, this caste was associated with occupations involving human waste and dead animals, such as scavenging and leather work. This caste was socially and economically marginalized and excluded from the mainstream of Hindu society.

Medieval period - Colonial period