The Caste System of India Many people have heard of the caste system in India‚ but few understand its complexity. This system has kept India’s Hindu people locked into a rigid social climate for centuries‚ and is still a controlling factor among the Hindu people. The caste system was uniquely developed in the Hindu societies of India. The origins of the caste system in India are unclear‚ but it seems to have had its beginnings sometime around two thousand years ago. Under
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analytical and comparative approach is adopted. Another object of this paper is to analyse the power of cultural elements in politics and a brief detail on the role of biradaries/castes in local politics with the reference to Pakistan and India for the reason that it takes one beyond the traditional range of political theory and practice in its past and present forms. Such a study can provide a preliminary base to extend the boundaries of comparative politics and political behavior and a little detail
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the interaction between caste and patriarchy in India. A khap panchayat in Haryana ‘declares’ that mobilization of women(of a particular age gap) should be monitored(in reality restricted). Marriage by choice or outside one’s caste or inside one’s gotra is forbidden and those who challenge it‚ become a story in themselves. Young girls(at few incidents boys too) fall prey to moral policing. A high court judge asks the ‘wives’ to learn to adjust. In spite of abolition of caste in public life‚ manual
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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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“Caste” is defined as a rigid social system in which a social hierarchy is maintained generation after generation and allows little mobility out of the position to which a person is born. The original caste system of India was formed when Aryan nomadic groups migrated from the north to India in approximately 1500 B.C. The system consisted of four distinct groups. They were the Brahmans (priests) Kshatriya (warriors and tribal chiefs)‚ Vaishyas (tradesmen)‚ and the Sudras (workers‚ peasants).
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References: 1. Messuer‚ J.‚ Social Ethics‚ pp. 269-270‚ 1957. Gallery Hall in Kathmandu (Nepal)‚ on November 20‚ 1956. 9. The Times of India‚ August 27‚ 1954.
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THE ANNIHILATION OF CASTE Prologue [How this speech came to be composed—and not delivered] [1:] On December 12‚ 1935‚ I received the following letter from Mr. Sant Ram‚ the Secretary of the Jat - Pat - Todak Mandal: My dear Doctor Saheb‚ Many thanks for your kind letter of the 5th December. I have released it for press without your permission for which I beg your pardon‚ as I saw no harm in giving it publicity. You are a great thinker‚ and it is my well-considered opinion that none else
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CLASS HAS OVER TAKEN CASTE IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA NAME: ABHINAV KUMAR VERMA BBA LLB: 2ND SEMESTER DIV: B ROLL NO: 84 SUBJECT: SOCIOLOGY "We divided ourselves among caste‚ creed‚ culture and countries but is undivided remains most valuable: a mere smile and the love." Class has over taken caste in contemporary India Introduction Earlier in India social system of Hindus was predominantly based on the caste system which had arisen in ancient times. The caste system was one of the most
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Caste and Karma Understanding the people of India is a complex and rewarding endeavor. The country is rich with culture and home to people of varied ethnic groups and religions. India has a population of 1‚201‚193‚422 as of the 2011 census and accounts for the second largest population in the world with 17.5% of the world’s population; China is first with 19.4% and USA is third with 4.5% (Http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-Prov-Results/data_files/india/final_ppt_2011_ chapter3.pdf‚ 2011.). The enormous
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There is a difference between the three estates and the caste system of India. The first estate was the Church‚ the second estate were the nobles or nights‚ and the third estate was the peasantry. There are many differences between these three estates. The Indian caste system has been in use for many years. The caste system has order and peace among the people in India. There is a comparison between the caste sytem of India and the three estates. The first estate represented about two percent
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