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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Sakulkiatpotchana 1 “James” Theerapatr Sakulkiatpotchana Mr. Jeffrey Steers Current Events 16 May 2013 The Caste System The Caste system is “Social hierarchy distinguishing India’s social structure from any other nation”(mtholyoke.edu‚ epandit). The caste system was used to control people and separate them from each other. Date back to 1200 BCE‚ caste is used to identify a group of people having a specific social rank. Most of the history seemed to
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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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1‚ Jan 2011 Social system influences Political System A comparative study of sub-continent Mughees Ahmed∗ Fozia Naseem∗∗ Abstract: The study of the culture of the Sub-Continent in the political context is the main object of this paper. Casteism and Biradarism are main component of this culture which has very deep impacts on political alignments of the people. This factor gained more significance in Pakistan in the era of non-political governments. Social system of sub-continent influences
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ISSN : 2277-7881 VOLUME 1‚ ISSUE 1‚ APRIL 2012 Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR’S CONCEPT OF SOCIAL CHANGE Murali Korada Principal RLN Dora College of Educaton Srikakulam Dr.K.Victor Babu Dept of Philosophy Andhra University Visakhapatnam -530003 Dr. Ambedkar adopted peaceful means of social change. He believe in the evolutionary process of social change‚ which moves on constitutional lines. He preferred the evolutionary process
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The book The White Tiger is by Avarind Adiga. This book is about a man named Munna‚ which translates to “boy‚” who takes on the name Balram‚ which is given to him by one of his teachers. He tells his story to the Chinese Premiere‚ Wen Jiabao over the course of seven nights via email. His story is that he wants to make a lot more money than he does working in the family tea shop‚ which is what his caste‚ the Halwai‚ does. He overhears two men taking about how much money that drivers make while
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‘I am in light now’. Balram’s journey represents a dream held by many but achieved by few. Do you agree? Adiga presents to the audience‚ that Balram has achieved a dream only a White Tiger is willing to strive for. This is prevalent in the text as Balram is able to risk what others wouldn’t ever consider‚ as they are so caught up in the Rooster Coop fending for their lives. Balram enables himself to commit such acts‚ as from a young age as he could see what was beautiful in the world and thus “I
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Anthropology November 20‚ 2012 The White Tiger Response The White Tiger is a brilliant collaboration of wit and darkness. The main character‚ a servant of his own kind‚ is a witty and somewhat likable killer from the underbelly of India. You can not help but enjoy this killer while also being disappointed with this character. Blaram’s story brings up a truth about Indian culture‚ as well as one- third of the world’s population who suffer from poverty. He explains the white world and the dark world
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Balram finds that the liberated individuals have set up innumerable technology outsourcing companies in the India of Light that “virtually run America now” (The White Tiger 4). He lacks the education or business acumen to build a technology start-up. Instead‚ he puts his driving skills‚ knowledge of cars and drivers and the capital he has stolen from Ashok to good use by setting up a business that serves the need of the burgeoning IT industry. He provides them with unmatched logistical solutions
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Divisions in India Society: The Caste System There are different theories about the establishment of Caste system. There are religious‚ mystical‚ biological and socio-historical theories about the Caste system. The word “caste” is derived from a Portuguese word “casta” which means “bread” or “lineage” (Encarta). A Class vs. a Caste System In any country’s history‚ a high stage of social development is reached only when the main social divisions are formed. “The caste system penetrates the Hindu society
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