Sentence examples for untouchable from from inspiring English sources

Like most other haris, Mano is a low-caste Hindu, an "untouchable," from the Thar desert, near the border with India.

The American was untouchable from the moment he won the first mountain stage in the Pyrenees to his victory in Saturday's time-trial amid the ranks of vines that line the gently rolling Beaujolais hills.

In the foreign language category, Amour - the winner of the Palme d'Or in Cannes - is up against A Royal Affair from Denmark, Untouchable from France, Rust & Bone and Kon-Tiki.

Researchers are unable to ascertain if her dislike for Braun was the only reason for her departure, but other members of Hitler's entourage saw Braun as untouchable from then on.

In Shiva Shakti Nagar, a slum area of dalits (former "untouchables") from rural Maharashtra, there is a tap for every ten houses, or roughly 100 people.

They have been used to enforce a kind of caste prohibition: personalised rules which prevent the untouchables from intruding into the lives of others.

Thus, he mobilized Untouchables to peacefully try to enter Hindu temples reserved for upper castes, and to drink water from common sources like tanks and wells where upper-caste prejudice prevented Untouchables from drawing water.

Flamenco and Indian music share a common root — Gypsies are said to have their origins in the exodus of members of the "untouchables" from the Punjab, centuries ago — and the sitar player Anoushka Shankar's latest release, "Traveller," explores the connection.

Israel-born Shechter, who has been based in London for over a decade, burst onto the dance scene in 2003 with savage and often politically driven compositions that have seen him become a much-celebrated and divisive choreographer.His recent work ranges from Untouchable for the Royal Ballet in London, to a Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

Perhaps parliamentary backing could come from the 21 national MPs controlled by Mayawati, the dalit (untouchable) leader from Uttar Pradesh.More likely the current ruler of Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party of Mulayam Singh Yadav, with 22 national MPs, might be persuaded to join if offered a big enough dollop of development funds for the state.

Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France by Caroline Moorehead - Vintage, £9.99 **** There are untouchable stories from the Second World War, untouchable heroes and heroines whose bravery we're simply not allowed to question.