Dalits constitute around a sixth of India’s population. They have been safeguarded by the ‘Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989’, but the adequate implementation of this special Act is in question because many instances of atrocities have been occurring consecutively. As such, this article attempts to understand the process of building a social milieu for preventing the atrocities against Dalits with particular reference to the Ganda caste. The primary data have been collected through personal narratives of the survivors along with group discussions with the villagers of Lathor in Balangir district of Odisha. Secondary sources such as Indian census reports, newspapers, websites and various constitutional provisions have also been referred to obtain an in-depth understanding of the atrocities against this marginal section.

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定位对达利特人的暴行：分析方法

达利特人约占印度人口的六分之一。他们受到 1989 年“排定种姓和排定部落（防止暴行）法”的保护，但由于许多暴行事件连续发生，因此该特别法的充分实施存在问题。因此，本文试图了解建立社会环境以防止针对达利特人的暴行的过程，特别是关于甘达种姓。主要数据是通过幸存者的个人叙述以及与奥里萨邦 Balangir 区 Lathor 村民的小组讨论收集的。次要来源，如印度人口普查报告、报纸、