High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Chandala is a Sanskrit word for a Hindu lower caste, formerly considered untouchables. The Indian Constitution of 1950 outlawed caste-based discrimination, but the caste system continues to survive. Currently it is a caste title used specifically in Indo-Aryan speaking regions of India. Sandala has become a swear word in the colloquial usage of the Tamil language. Chandal continues to be a derogatory expletive used to refer to a mean or low person in North India. Usage of the term is noted in ancient and medieval literature of Sri Lanka, South India, and in Indo-China. Chandala as a term of despised caste was used in Dravidian-speaking South India and among the Sinhala of Sri Lanka.