The British Raj and the India’s Caste System The Indian caste system‚ known as Varnas‚ is a centuries old system of social stratification. It is a strict hierarchal system that determines a person’s occupation for them. It also determines what they can wear‚ who they can talk to‚ who they can marry. Those on the top of the pyramid have all the wealth‚ power‚ and prestige‚ while those on the bottom are treated no better than the trash that is thrown away. It consists of four Varna’s: Brahmins‚
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3 – The Caste System The origins of the complex hierarchy of the Hindu caste system can be tracked back to the Vedic ages. The principle of the caste system is based upon that a person’s status in society can be placed in a block of a pyramid‚ the higher you rise up the pyramid the closer you get to reaching Moksha.1 Moksha is the ultimate spiritual goal for a Hindu‚ where the soul is liberated from the cycle of death and rebirth‚ and the soul mergers with the Supreme Reality.2 Caste placement
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1) The Vedic period (or Vedic age) (ca.1750–500 BCE) was the period in Indian history during which the Vedas‚ the oldest scriptures of Hinduism‚ were composed. Our knowledge of Aryans is not based‚ as it is in the case of Harappan people‚ mostly on digging up their habitation sites. We know about the Aryans from the hymns which they composed and which were recited and passed on from generation to generation until they were finally written down. We call this literary evidence and it provides the clues
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Caste System – Ambedkar and Annihilation of Caste Over the last couple of days I have been looking to see if there are/were any social movements to abolish the caste system. I started surfing the net and came accross a very interesting document and that is Ambedkar’s Annihilation Of Caste (AOC). This was a speech that Ambedkar had prepared when asked to preside over the Jat Pat Todak Mandal conference. Even though the conference was cancelled‚ for reasons he has mentioned in the preface‚ Ambedkar
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At present caste system is discouraged in India‚ its root was very strong in ancient India. The ancient Aryans started the system. They divided the society into four castes such as Brahmana‚ Kshatriya‚ Vaisya and Shudra. This division was made on the basis of the work which the Aryans did. Economists term it as division of labour. At that time society needed the work of all these castes. There was interference of one caste in another. The Brahma worshipped Gods and Goddesses. The Kshatriyas were
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Attitude to hierarchy A) The India’s caste system India has a hierarchical caste system in the society. Within Indian culture‚ Hindu or Muslim‚ urban or village‚ virtually all things‚ people‚ and groups of people are ranked according to various essential qualities. The social Hierarchy is present everywhere in India. Although India is a political democracy‚ in daily life there is a little adherence to notions of equality. Castes systems in India and caste like groups‚ classified in five groups
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The caste system‚ or Varna‚ of India‚ came about when the Aryan speaking Nomadic groups came to India about 1500B.C.. The Aryan priests divided society into a caste system with four parts. This system determined Indian occupations. The priests and teachers were the highest caste. The second in rank were rulers and warriors‚ with merchants and traders third in rank. Last were the workers and peasants who were born to be servants to the other three castes. People could not change their caste. They
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The caste system is the societal map of Hinduism‚ and it dictates every part of the Hindus’ lives. Hinduism teaches that all followers are born into the caste system‚ and their actions from previous lives are what determine the caste level into which they are born. The caste system is separated into five different social classes. These classes are what determine a person’s social standing. This also affects what they eat‚ what type of job they may hold‚ where they are to live‚ and even dictates who
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The Evolution of the Indian Caste The term "Hinduism" originated from the word "India" and it refers to variety of religious traditions and philosophies that have developed in India over thousands of years. It is known that the Indian society was based on the caste system‚ but according to one of the leading world historians William H. McNeill it is still unknown how or when Indian society became organized this way. According to McNeill the Indian society turned with time from an organized grouping
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The caste system in India restricts the freedom of its population and Indian society. From a perspective of someone who lived in India for three years‚ the caste system in India restricts Indian society. According to “Wikipedia; Caste system in India”‚ caste system affects a lot of people with choosing their profession or even having any options at all. The importance of caste system in India is not only restricting its economy‚ it is also restricting its population’s freedom. Indians living in
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