The caste system of India All types of societies and races have some sort of functional social stratification. The only difference is that in most cases it remains in an elementary from and elastic. The peculiar feature of the Indian caste system is that in India the aforesaid process has crystalized into watertight compartments. And it has become permanent feature of the Hindu society. It is very difficult to give out and dried definition of caste. We may offer fairly accurate description
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The Caste System in India By : Justice Markandey Katju‚ Judge‚ Supreme Court of India The caste system is one of the greatest social evils plaguing our country today. It is acting as a powerful social and political divisive force in our country at a time when it is absolutely essential for us to be united if we wish to face our nation’s challenges. It is a curse on our country which must be speedily eradicated if we wish to progress. We may consider a few facts to realize how strongly caste
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Is India a ‘Caste Democracy’? Introduction: Caste based politics in India Though the idea that caste is a part of a natural and moral order of things‚ that it is a hereditary quality which once for all defines ones position and occupational affiliation and which is associated with a particular law of conduct is rejected both by intellectuals and political leaders‚ caste is in Indian post independence politics continually used and abused in different ways. State politics in India has been particularly
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The Indian Caste System first originated in Ancient India and while it has undergone changes throughout different empires‚ it is still present in modern day society. The caste systems were hereditary social classes that had four different Varnas‚ or classifications. The Varna that a person was in depended on their parents and controlled their entire lives. While the Varnas kept order throughout India‚ they also created discrimination and cruelty which is still evident in India today. When the
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Law and Caste in Modern India Author(s): Marc Galanter Source: Asian Survey‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 11‚ (Nov.‚ 1963)‚ pp. 544-559 Published by: University of California Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3023430 Accessed: 19/05/2008 17:14 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have obtained prior
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and could not survive independently‚ would you seek a new religion to find peace and equality? Buddhism was a major advantage for India because it made people equal in the caste system compared to Hinduism and Jainism. Within the caste system In India‚ there are five levels of diversity in Hinduism. “The Brahmins were the upper class men who in India refer to the class of educators‚ law makers‚ scholars‚ priests and preachers of Dharma in Hinduism (I.N.Z.com).”The Kshatriyas were warriors
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(December 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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Nirma University Institute of Law Semester V B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.) Course Article writing on the topic of “BAN ON CASTE BASED RALLIES: FOR THE BETTER OR FOR WORSE” In the Course of Constitutional Law-II COURSE CODE: 2BL509 As a part of continuous evaluation scheme Submitted To: Submitted By: Prof. Tarkesh Moliya Chirag Jain
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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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Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy‚ hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation‚ ritual status in a hierarchy‚ and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution.[1][2] Its paradigmatic ethnographic example is the division of India’s Hindu society into rigid social groups‚ with roots in India’s ancient history and persisting until today. However‚ the economic significance of the caste system
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