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The book "Dalit Women: Fear and Discrimination" focuses on the double discrimination faced by Dalit women on the basis of their caste and gender. Dalit women are among the most marginalised groups in Indian culture because they experience a particular kind of oppression that bridges the gap between caste and gender. Dalit women experience assault, sexual harassment, and social marginalisation at higher rates than other women due to discrimination on the grounds of gender in addition to caste. Because caste stigma restricts access to resources, education, and healthcare, it frequently has major negative social and economic effects. Even with legislation like the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (1989) and the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (2005), justice is frequently elusive because of caste and caste discrimination. There are still substantial inequalities in the achievement of actual and de facto equality, despite efforts to empower Dalit women such as self-help groups and political reservations. As they fought for representation and rights and defied patriarchal and caste conventions, Dalit women have been at the vanguard of numerous grassroots organisations.