organised to worship‚ to acknowledge our ancestors. Therefore I made a rare visit to my village. While serving the food I saw two little girls‚ wearing tattered clothes and with unkempt hairs. On enquiring I came to know that they belonged to scheduled caste. One of my cousins told me that they are engaged in cleaning others’ excreta manually. I could not believe it. They were barely 5-6 years old. I was astonished at the fact that how agreeingly they had given in to the social discrimination. I gave
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The Caste System Hinduism is the world’s oldest living religion‚ and it is over 5000 years old. The caste system has existed for thousands of years‚ and it is still a present source of oppression stemming from Hinduism in India. It is supported by the background of Hinduism and the groups that are involved just like the oppression in A Tale of Two Cities. The caste system cannot be understood without knowing the background of Hinduism that supports it. Hinduism has no single founder‚ and everyone
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Intolerance within India’s caste system The Indian caste system is harsh and oppressive‚ yet it has not always been that way‚ and policies have been implemented to end this intolerance. The caste system within India is a set of classes that is used to place people into occupational groups. It is a system followed by Hindus. The story of how it began states that the original five varnas were made from a primordial being‚ and each varna contains many castes and sub-castes‚ each of which has a specific
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districts can be compared to India’s caste system. Both are hierarchies based on social status. The districts in The Hunger Games include the Capitol being at the top of the chain‚ with districts one through twelve falling below in numerical order. Going down the order‚ each district gets more and more poor. Following along with that‚ the Indian caste system also categorizes each caste by career type. That is‚ if a family or person falls into a specific caste. Those who do not are considered outcasts
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Extended Response: The Hindu Caste System The Hindu Caste System has governed the lives of the Hindu people in India for thousands of years. Today‚ the Caste System shapes society in a similar‚ perhaps more extreme‚ way as when it was first implemented. Beginning with the Aryans‚ the Caste system gradually became the social system that gives an "unchangeable" structure to the Hindu people’s lives. While this manner of living is considered taboo by westerners and people of other religions‚ it is
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Originally caste depended upon a person’s work‚ it soon became hereditary. The society was divided based on their occupation and line of descent. There after each person was born into an unalterable social status. Why was it developed? It is thought they developed it due to unruly behavior and conflict to help keep order in their communities. It is also said the Aryans wanted to be able to keep their identity apart from the people they defeated in war. Caste also mean’s color. Caste was also
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CHANGES IN INDIAN ECONOMY AFTER INDEPENDENCE INDIA’S ECONOMY HAS MADE great strides in the years since independence. In 1947 the country was poor and shattered by the violence and economic and physical disruption involved in the partition from Pakistan. The economy had stagnated since the late nineteenth century‚ and industrial development had been restrained to preserve the area as a market for British manufacturers. In fiscal year (FY--see Glossary) 1950‚ agriculture‚ forestry‚ and fishing accounted
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2010)‚ pp. 97-106 The Caste System: Effects on Poverty in India‚ Nepal and Sri Lanka Jasmine Rao Abstract Though mostly outlawed‚ the caste system continues to be one of the key drivers of poverty and inequality in South Asia. This article reviews the linkage between poverty and the caste system in India‚ Nepal and Sri Lanka. It also discusses the situation of the so-called Dalits (untouchables)‚ which are typically considered to fall outside of the caste system. In addition to secondary
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functions of the Hindu Caste System: A Sense of Duty That Stands The Test of Time Abstract This essay explores the origins and functions of the Hindu caste system‚ its correlation to the Hindu religion‚ and its impact on the Hindu society and culture. My research concludes with a progression of expanding world views‚ which are changing the way most Indians view themselves in relation to the world around them. The origins and functions of the Hindu Caste System: A Sense of Duty That
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