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    dangerous evils existing in our society. We are in 21st century but the 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

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    notion of sin and an extremely complex caste system that is well displayed in the “Bhagavad Gita”. In many religions one is not free of sin until the God tells them they are on either judgement day or at the time of their death. Hinduism is the opposite, one can cleanse themselves of sin by working their way up the caste system through reincarnation to achieve moksha or liberation. India’s’ complex caste system also plays a major part in Hinduism. A caste system is simply a social order for how

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    Playing with Fire portrays the lives of seven women from diverse castes and religions in Uttar Pradesh, India. Although these women inhabit different and unequal worlds in many respects, they share the burden of being women in a society marked by extreme male dominance and the oppression of women. Regardless of their respective circumstances, the women are exposed from birth to a world where they are constantly controlled and victims of violence. At the same time, the women share a collective story

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    and Stability”. They achieve this “stability” through social castes. Starting from Alphas, being the highest in the caste and the smartest, to the Epsilons, being the lowest in the caste. Sexual reproduction has been abolished and the creation of children takes place in the Centre of Hatchery and Conditioning autonomously. Machines unite the gametes and genetically engineer people into their castes before they’re born. “‘The lower the caste,’ said Mr. Foster, ‘the shorter the oxygen.’ The first organ

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    The Effects of Castes on the Politics of Pakistan in Modern Day Social system of a nation based on local culture. Culture is the practical aspect of a nation’s theories. Culture is a way of life including general customs and beliefs of a group of people in a particular territory. Furthermore; the culture of Pakistan is a blend of many cultures i.e Dravidians, Aryans, Arabs, Greeks, Mongols, Turks and the British although the Aryans are the most dominant. One of the most controversial topics regarding

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    India is well known for its unjust social system, also known as the caste (jati) system. It is a social hierarchy that designates the people into different ranks based on a variety of aspects including social rank. Essentially, there are thousands of jatis, each with its own rules and customs. This system is said to have come about based on the Hindu god Brahma 's divine manifestation. Priests and teachers (Brahmans) were cast from his mouth, rulers and warriors (Kshatriyas) from his arms, merchants

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    Buddha was a Hindu prince. He had many difficulties with the Hindu culture. One of them was the caste system. Hindus believe that everyone has a standing different for others. They believed that there are people who are better than others and live in higher caste levels. In Siddhartha's case, when he was born in the Hindu culture, he was born in the Kshatriya caste. He was a part of the Sahkya clan and he was born in the Gautama family. However, after Buddha was enlightened, he stopped believing

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    demographics including loyalty to the supreme leader place citizens into the upper class, considered the core; the middle, considered the wavering; and the lower, considered the hostile, make up the caste system in North Korea. How does the caste system affect people, depending on which level of the caste system they are born into? From

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    Bureaucracy, in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials. India: the political state in India was solely based off of the Caste System - Brahmins, the priests and teachers, Kshatriyas, the warriors and rulers, Vaishyas, the farmers, traders and merchants, and Shudras, the servants. The Dalits, or the untouchables, were left out of the caste system, since they were the street sweepers. There were three dynasties that adjusted the political stability time to time, which are the Mauryan

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    The unique caste system also known as a closed system that is used throughout the subcontinent parts of India allows for a person's status to be ascribed through birth. Being apart of a caste systems means that social status does not really change, you are stuck with that status for the rest of your life, meaning no social mobility. Caste systems are not based on economic factors in this system is influenced by religion and everybody tries to fulfill the caste duties following certain customs, rituals

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