Depressed Classes

Official British colonial terminology used to refer to India’s Untouchable castes, later replaced by the designation “Scheduled Castes” in 1935 as a shift in official administrative categorization.

Claims that use this term

• Official British terminology for Untouchables shifted from Depressed Classes to Scheduled Castes in 1935
• M.C. Rajah pioneered Depressed Classes representation in Madras and national councils