Harijan

[ har-i-jan ]
/ ˈhær ɪˌdʒæn /

noun, plural Har·i·jans, (especially collectively) Har·i·jan. (often lowercase) Hinduism.

untouchable(def 5).
a member of the group formerly known as untouchables in India: a term used by Mohandas K. Gandhi.

Origin of Harijan

First recorded in 1930–35, Harijan is from the Neo-Sanskrit word harijana person of Hari (a name for Vishnu), hence, in Gandhi's conception, a child of God

British Dictionary definitions for harijan

Harijan
/ (ˈhʌrɪdʒən) /

noun

a member of certain classes in India, formerly considered inferior and untouchable See scheduled castes

Word Origin for Harijan

Hindi, literally: man of God (so called by Mahatma Gandhi), from Hari god + jan man