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Article 17
Untouchability is abolished
Treating someone as 'untouchable' because of caste is a crime.
Real life
A student is told to sit separately at lunch because of their caste. That is illegal, not tradition.
What it means
- Article 17 abolishes untouchability in every form.
- Practising it is punishable by law.
- This right works against private people too, not just the government.