Harijan definitions
A Dalit.
noun
In India, an untouchable or, later, a member of the Scheduled Castes.
noun
Origin of harijan
Sanskrit harijanaḥ person of Hari, child of God (coined as a euphemism for Untouchable by Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1931) Hariḥ Hari, a name for Vishnu Hare Krishna janaḥ person, child genə- in Indo-European roots