Caste Discrimination In Manusmriti

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The Law of Manusmriti is also known as Manu Dharma shastra. According to ManuSmriti, the Shudras have no rights to read the Veda and Puranas, only Brahmin have this right (ManuSmriti: The Law of Manu, 1500 BC). In Manusmriti, it is clearly written and practicing till today by casteism people. There are four castes in India, namely Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. Manusmriti clearly discriminated other caste except Brahmin by comparing birth place of Varna from human bodies from top to the bottom. According toManusmriti’s comparison of caste goes on like Brahmin born from human mouth, Kshatriya from shoulders, Vaishya’s from thighs and Sudras from feet of creator (ManuSmriti: The Law of Manu, 1500 BC). The study analysis of the field work shows that cast discrimination still today’s not only in Telangana, but also in other parts of India is exist. The recent example is ‘Rohith Vemula’ a Ph.D. research scholar of University of Hyderabad, India, has committed suicide because of caste discrimination. The way Brahmin behaves with other caste in the name of so-called cleanness of body is so inhuman. Even they also maintains this cleanness in their home with their own child’s, which this system they adapter from The Law of Manu ( Kancha Ilaiah , 1996). According to Purushasukta of Rig Veda the creator created human from different parts of the body …show more content…
From Rig Vedic period to till today the lower caste people are suffering. But as a result of caste discrimination there is conversion into Buddhist and Christianity (NinianSmart, 1981). The value of humanity of Dalit people as a Hindu and the value of Dalits after conversion is the most interesting area of research. To see the culture from Rig Vedic period to till today is the aim this articles and also to find out the solution will be the aim(Vedic period: c. 1500 – c. 500 BCE).

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