Caste system in India

Hinduism reinforces the caste system, which is a "division of society into social classes that are created by birth or occupation" and it is a "prevalent social system of Hinduism" (Molloy 90). Thus, class and race are both elements affected by the caste system. There are different castes, or social classes, and there are also subcastes. Despite the caste being permanent for one's life, it's not to say that those in lower castes cannot move up to a higher caste. This is where the concept of rebirth

Annihilation of Caste”, to dismantle the caste system. The film provides an insight into the cruelty and discrimination against Dalits, which has been ‘naturalized’ and institutionalized within our so-called progressive Hindu society. Patvardhan is trying to situate various personal narratives within the larger narrative of Dalit resistance and struggle. I personally found the movie extremely strong, which renders the audience literally speechless. It shakes one’s entire belief system and forces one

culture of our Indian society in discriminating people by their caste. The novel narrates the dehumanization of Dalits. Their suffering includes inequality, discrimination and indifference towards them and their culture. They are ill-treated for which they do nothing. The author describes about his pathetic situation of not having an identity in his own society. The author has put in words the life he lived as an untouchable, as a half-caste, and as an impoverished man. Thus the novel leaves a deep impression

Caste system has been the scourge of Indian civilization and culture. The battle against this oppressive and inhuman is older than even some of the great religions of the world. The first warrior to wage against this system was probably Gautam Buddha who waged the war against this inhuman system in 6th century B.C. No doubt, Buddha was able to put some dents in the system, but after the Nirvana of Buddha, the system once again rose like a phoenix and gained strength to crush humanity. In fact, the

ABSTRACT: Caste has always been integral to the Indian social structure. Be it in the historical era or be it in the globalized era, caste has managed not to cease from the Indian society. Though the nature of caste system has changed tremendously, the basic crux remains the same, i.e. the majority of the backward castes/ social groups still remain backward. The globalization era might have an era of positive impact on nations world wide, ironically, it has managed to leave negative impacts too.

Annihilation of Caste: One More Look by Dr. L. Jawahar Nesan Contents 1. Prologue 2. The evolution of the caste system and its current status 3. Annihilation of caste: the old thesis 3. Annihilation of caste: the New theory 4. Who should lead the revolution? 5. Post-revolution integration Prologue I am neither a sociologist nor an anthropologist but a student of the human society and for being that I leave the choice to the readers that they can assign me under any terminological category

Caste Essay The caste system is a widely accepted form of oppression. Traditionally the oppression was unseen, with the modernization of the world in the last century the system and its oppression has come to light. While many people do see the oppression, it rarely gets mentioned due to the traditional beliefs that have been in practice for thousands of years. The modernization of not only the culture, but the Hindu beliefs, have encourage the oppression even more so than tradition with the increased

Constraints in obtaining education by Dalits • Dependency on dominant castes for their livelihood. • Poverty and economic backwardness. • Discriminatory practices against Dalit students by teachers and other dominant castes. • Lack of continued employment opportunities. • .Neglect of education in welfare schemes. • Mushrooming of private schools. • Family burdens and responsibilities. • Irrelevant curriculum. • Lack of proper guidance. • Lack of quality education. • Compulsions of earning at a young

Compare and Contrast Classical China and India The foundations were set for these two Classical developing empires: China, separated from other developing empires and India, supported by them. While both Classical China and India had hierarchy’s based on agriculture and organized patriarchal societies, India developed multiple institutions, such as language, while China developed one united dialect. Agriculture helped set a hierarchy for these classical civilizations. For example, China categorized

condition of untouchables in Indian society is still a matter of concern. Form ancient time they are being treated worse than animals at the hand of upper caste. Although the government has banned the caste discrimination since 1950 but the plight of untouchables is still a matter of concern. The emergence of so many regional political parties in India has only magnified this problem. They have been given the lowest position in the social hierarchy and from the time immemorial, they are being treated