Dalit businesses

Indian businesses owned by low caste Dalits

Businesses owned by Dalit people in India exist but opportunities for development of such enterprises have been hampered by historic attitudes towards the community. Ongoing emancipation and political assertion permitted some of the Dalits to succeed in Indian society.[1][2][3][4]

According to a national economic survey in 2005, Dalits constituted 16.4% of the population and operated 9.8% of business enterprises, most of which were small.[5] Only few thousand are significant businesspersons.[6]

## See also[edit]

* Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "'I am Fighting Caste Through Capital. Creamy Layer Can Wait': How Dalits are Going About Their Business". News18. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
2. ^ "Wealthy Dalit businessmen share their journey". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
3. ^ "Defying The Odds: The Rise Of Dalit Entrepreneurs". Forbes India. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
4. ^ "Govt schemes: Dalits to work as 'business correspondents'". Hindustan Times. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
5. ^ "Why Are There So Few Dalit Entrepreneurs? The Problem of India's Casted Capitalism". The Wire. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
6. ^ "A new business class: Dalits who turned first-generation entrepreneurs". The Indian Express. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2020-02-05.