Caste is an institution of great complexity prevailing in all parts of India.
The concept and history of caste is the following.
The division of the society into a five-fold hierarchy is referred to as a Varna with an all-India application.
The hierarchy has
Brahmins
Kshatriyas(soldiers)
Vaishyas or traders
Shudras (servants or labourers)
lastly the untouchables.
The first three castes are called "twin born" who have the right to study Vedas and
perform Vedic rituals.And others were considered inferior.
THE REAL UNIT OF CASTE SYSTEM IS NOT
VARNA BUT "JATI",VERY SMALL ENDOGAMOUS GROUP PRACTISING A TRADITIONAL OCCUPATION WITH CERTAIN CULTURAL RITUALS.
Jatis are innumerable in number as it calculates to be 2000 subcastes in each linguistic area.
Now one can imagine how many total JATIS would exist in India.
INDIAN CASTE SYSTEM HAS EVOLVED FROM "SIMPLE" TO "COMPLEX.
From 5 castes to innumerable jatis.
But one thing needs to be understood every caste had its own significance according to their profession and needs initially. It is the majority groups who have exploited the lower strata that has become the reason of differentiation in the society with their norms and perception forcefully imposed on them.
This needs to be stopped.
Its been 70 years to our independence that the minority groups have been exploited,oppressed and used as a vote bank.
GANDHI ji SAID INDIA HAS WOMEN AND THE UNTOUCHABLES WHO ARE STILL SLAVES THAT NEED TO GET THEIR OWN INDEPENDENCE AND FIGHT FOR IT.
Caste is so successful in absorbing autonomous groups everywhere that even revolutionary movements which had aimed at overthrowing of caste system ended by either becoming caste themselves or reproduced the caste system within themselves.
Thus,the caste system effectively neutralised all attempts to change it.
The incident of Una,Gujrat where seven members of a Dalit family were allegedly beaten up for skinning a dead cow.It is Dalit's profession to do it, how can something like this happen after democratic government.
Some questions needs to be asked by the government by the people because it is for us and by us.
Is the lower strata only mere vote banks for them?
What is the difference between Britishers and our own government when both are ruling with the "DIVIDE AND RULE" POLICY??
When will the minority stopped being oppressed after the muslims,sikhs,Dalits... What next??
Till when?
SO, ITS A REQUEST TO MINIMIZE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO PRACTICE CASTE SYSTEM(Atleast the youngsters) AND DONT LET ANYONE SUPPRESS THE MINORITY TO PREVENT A FUTURE MASSACRE.
INSPIRING INDIA
The concept and history of caste is the following.
The division of the society into a five-fold hierarchy is referred to as a Varna with an all-India application.The hierarchy has
Brahmins
Kshatriyas(soldiers)
Vaishyas or traders
Shudras (servants or labourers)
lastly the untouchables.
The first three castes are called "twin born" who have the right to study Vedas and
perform Vedic rituals.And others were considered inferior.
THE REAL UNIT OF CASTE SYSTEM IS NOT
VARNA BUT "JATI",VERY SMALL ENDOGAMOUS GROUP PRACTISING A TRADITIONAL OCCUPATION WITH CERTAIN CULTURAL RITUALS.
Jatis are innumerable in number as it calculates to be 2000 subcastes in each linguistic area.
Now one can imagine how many total JATIS would exist in India.
INDIAN CASTE SYSTEM HAS EVOLVED FROM "SIMPLE" TO "COMPLEX.
From 5 castes to innumerable jatis.
But one thing needs to be understood every caste had its own significance according to their profession and needs initially. It is the majority groups who have exploited the lower strata that has become the reason of differentiation in the society with their norms and perception forcefully imposed on them.
This needs to be stopped.
Its been 70 years to our independence that the minority groups have been exploited,oppressed and used as a vote bank.
GANDHI ji SAID INDIA HAS WOMEN AND THE UNTOUCHABLES WHO ARE STILL SLAVES THAT NEED TO GET THEIR OWN INDEPENDENCE AND FIGHT FOR IT.
Caste is so successful in absorbing autonomous groups everywhere that even revolutionary movements which had aimed at overthrowing of caste system ended by either becoming caste themselves or reproduced the caste system within themselves.
Thus,the caste system effectively neutralised all attempts to change it.
The incident of Una,Gujrat where seven members of a Dalit family were allegedly beaten up for skinning a dead cow.It is Dalit's profession to do it, how can something like this happen after democratic government.
Some questions needs to be asked by the government by the people because it is for us and by us.
Is the lower strata only mere vote banks for them?
What is the difference between Britishers and our own government when both are ruling with the "DIVIDE AND RULE" POLICY??
When will the minority stopped being oppressed after the muslims,sikhs,Dalits... What next??
Till when?
SO, ITS A REQUEST TO MINIMIZE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO PRACTICE CASTE SYSTEM(Atleast the youngsters) AND DONT LET ANYONE SUPPRESS THE MINORITY TO PREVENT A FUTURE MASSACRE.
INSPIRING INDIA
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