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Marimuthu Bharathan (born 9 January 1961〔(''Denied passport, Dalit activist fails to receive Dutch honour in person'' ), The Hindu, 11 January 2013〕 〔(''Dalit award winner denied passport to visit Netherlands'' ), The Times of India, 10 January 2013〕) is a Dalit human rights defender from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was awarded the 2012 Human Rights Tulip by the Dutch government, but was refused a passport to leave India to receive the award in person, due to a pending murder charge that he strongly denies. ==Social position== Bharathan states that he belongs to the Pallar group, one of three Dalit subcastes in Tamil Nadu.〔Ben Van Raaij, (''Geweld tegen vrouwen ook kastenkwestie (Violence against women is also a caste issue)'' ), de Volkskrant, 9 January 2013〕 Dalits ("untouchables"), who fall outside the Hindu caste system, are widely regarded in India as of inferior social status, and find their human rights often denied. In total there are about 260 million Dalits, mostly living in India.〔(''Human Rights Tulip Award 2012 to Indian Dalit-activist'' ), Cordaid〕 He has spoken to the Dutch press about his experiences as a Dalit. "I have experienced the pain of untouchability from my youth. As a student I was beaten up because I was wearing shoes when walking through a higher-caste neighbourhood. In 2009, enraged caste Hindus wanted to kill me".〔(''De man heerst in India (Men prevail in India)'' ), Nederlands Dagblad, 12 January 2013〕 Bharathan describes the Dalits of India as slaves, lacking land, money and rights, and seeing little benefit from the economic growth of India. "Only a very small number of educated dalits manage to find a position in modern Indian society", he has said.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marimuthu Bharathan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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