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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I will be talking about the caste system with the ethnographic examples “The Untouchable of India” from page 191‚ with my reflection on how the caste system plays a huge role in my life. A simple definition of caste system is a sort of identification which an individual is placed right at birth. For example‚ if your parents are born as Brahmin‚ you will follow the same class. Caste system and class has almost a similar meaning to it‚ the only difference is that caste use titles to represent someone
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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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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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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 with which almost all Indians are
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The caste system is a system of division of labour and power in human society. It is a system of social stratification‚ and a basis foraffirmative action. Historically‚ it defined communities into thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis. The Jātis were grouped by the Brahminical texts under the four well-known caste categories (the varnas): viz Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas‚Vaishyas‚ and Shudras. Certain people were excluded altogether‚ ostracized by all other castes and treated as untouchables
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ESSAY Subject: History of Civilizations Question: 1. Analyze the Indian caste system and compare it to modern social stratification of the society. Discuss and identify similarities and differences. "Birth is not the cause‚ my friend; it is virtues which are the cause of auspiciousness. Even a chandala (lower caste) observing the vow is considered a Brahman by the gods." (Lord Krishna) In period of around 1500 BCE‚ Indo-European civilization called Aryan‚ settled in south-east
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Hindu society is plagued by the ills of caste system and of late‚ this problem has taken the proportions of Goliath and is threatening the very integrity of the nation. The society in India is rather divided on the basis of caste and not a single day passes without an incident where caste becomes the focal point. Recently in Maharashtra State a Dalit family of four was done to death by the upper caste Hindus and there was big riot and arson in the State. Similar incidents also take place in other
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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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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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