The Caste System of India India’s social structure is dominated by Hinduism, and the religion determines your position in the organization and stratification of their society. In looking at how the caste system operates, the caste system origins, and the ways it coexists in the modern world, I aim to understand the point and purpose of the caste system within the context of Indian society today. Caste as a Social System The caste system in India is a complex, socio-religious...
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On the fifth of May, in the year 1838, the first set of ships traveling from Calcutta, India with a cargo of indentured laborers, arrived in Guyana, South America. Over a period of 80 years, 239 000 indentured, Indian laborers would be brought to Guyana and most would give up their rights to return to their home country in exchange for the promise of land. The Indian immigrants brought new religions and traditions with them overseas. About 84% of the...
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To what extent does the government and society of India perpetuate poverty among citizens? Government and society can perpetuate poverty through sociocultural traditions and economic institutions. This is evident in a country like India where the government is taking action to eliminate poverty, but the socio-cultural tradition of the caste system is a deciding factor, which hinders the elimination of poverty. To perpetuate poverty means to keep it in existence and in India, this is shown through the caste system,...
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Assignment ques: Discuss Ambedkar’s critique of the caste system making suitable references to the text you have studied. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was one of the most prominent lawyers, economists, politicians and social reformers who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards the Untouchables. He played a significant role for the upliftment of the downtrodden. He was considered a messiah for the suppressed class as he belongs to the untouchable’s community. He...
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Marriage is an institution which allows or admits women and men to family life, defines marriage, “as a socially sanctioned union of male and female or as a secondary institution devised by society to sanction the union of mating male and female, for purpose of establishing a household, entering into sex relation, procreating, and providing care for the off-spring”. Since immemorial time marriage has been the greatest and most important of all institutions in human society. It has always existed...
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The two major problems that troubling the human communities are race and caste. Race is from the western context and caste is of India. India is a country where people were divided into four varnas. Untouchability was attained to the people based on their birth. The last section in the four varnas were once considered as Sudras now they are called as downtrodden sections of the society. The vulnerable groups spread throughout the globe with different names such as First...
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was one of the most prominent lawyers, economists, politicians, and social reformers who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination against the Untouchables. He played a significant role for the upliftment of the downtrodden. He was considered a messiah for a suppressed class as he belongs to the untouchable’s community. He is considered as a great critique of the caste system. He had knowledge of 9 languages like Hindi,...
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The book written by Dr. Ambedkar, “Annihilation of Caste” which is also known as the undelivered speech which was supposed to be delivered at a Conference being organized by Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal of Lahore and was cancelled because of controversial and objectionable content against the Hindu religion, but it was published by Dr. Ambedkar as a book in which he aimed at the Caste system of Indian society which is led by the Hindu religion. In this book, Dr. Ambedkar has...
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The caste system in India came about 2000 years ago before colonial rule; it came from the Hindu God, Brahman. The system classified people’s hierarchy that dictated their professions, social sphere, and even diet. The hierarchical system dictated the authority and influence one caste has over the other. The system consists of the Brahman (priests), Kshatriya (warrior), Vaisyas (merchants), Sudra (peasants), and the Dalits (street cleaners), or the untouchable caste; the latter were also excluded from the four-fold varna system...
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