Indian society is one of the earliest societies in the world; the first Indian civilization was founded in 2700 B.C. in the Indus Valley. After 1500 B.C, there were different variety of states and kingdoms throughout the Indian subcontinent that created history of wars and also different cultures and societies.(Basham, A. L,1975). Foreign invasion started taking place, which was the beginning of world 's largest religions: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.(Achaya, K. T,1994)
In India, three empires have affected the Indian society, as we know it today, the Empire of Asoka, Mughal Empire, and the British Raj Empire. After the last foreign invaders the british raj, the country was divided into three different countries where …show more content…
In India, a Hindu society can be fragmented into caste system. Each individual within Hindu society belongs to a caste, he or she cannot change their caste, and it is set for the rest of their lives and passed from generation to generation. (Berreman, Gerald D.,1979). There are five castes: Brahmins (priests and intellectuals), Kshatriya (warriors and rulers), Vaisyas (trading and land ownership), Shudras (farmers), and Pancama, known as the untouchable usually the job consist of picking up dead animals or cleaning up the streets, doing the dirty jobs. The caste system originated from a Hindu scripture that was about fate and reincarnation.(Dumont, Louis., …show more content…
I come from a Vaishyas caste and my parents follow tradition that was set by the previous generation. In the modern society, things have changed rarely anyone follows those set rules except for fundamentalist that would remind others about caste when they do not succeed in life. The reason why I emphasized on the caste system was because recently(July 2015) a community called Patidar, also known by their last name Patel, were declined to get a public job or attend school because they didn’t qualified in the reserved seats. In the state of Gujarat, India, 27% of seats are for Other backward castes, 7.5% for Scheduled Castes, 15% for Scheduled Tribes.(a)(b). These castes get their seats in schools and public jobs first, even though they might not be qualified or have proper grade to be in the school whereas Patidar were just rejected due to their last name and do not get the job or the enroll in the school they want to, which led to a protest, the problem was later solved by removing the reservation system and offering scholarships to the Patidars student. The caste system is still a problem in some of the states and villages. There is a famous saying in India which is: “We are both divided by caste and united by casteism” which sums up the caste system.(Mohan Vanamalai,
In India, three empires have affected the Indian society, as we know it today, the Empire of Asoka, Mughal Empire, and the British Raj Empire. After the last foreign invaders the british raj, the country was divided into three different countries where …show more content…
In India, a Hindu society can be fragmented into caste system. Each individual within Hindu society belongs to a caste, he or she cannot change their caste, and it is set for the rest of their lives and passed from generation to generation. (Berreman, Gerald D.,1979). There are five castes: Brahmins (priests and intellectuals), Kshatriya (warriors and rulers), Vaisyas (trading and land ownership), Shudras (farmers), and Pancama, known as the untouchable usually the job consist of picking up dead animals or cleaning up the streets, doing the dirty jobs. The caste system originated from a Hindu scripture that was about fate and reincarnation.(Dumont, Louis., …show more content…
I come from a Vaishyas caste and my parents follow tradition that was set by the previous generation. In the modern society, things have changed rarely anyone follows those set rules except for fundamentalist that would remind others about caste when they do not succeed in life. The reason why I emphasized on the caste system was because recently(July 2015) a community called Patidar, also known by their last name Patel, were declined to get a public job or attend school because they didn’t qualified in the reserved seats. In the state of Gujarat, India, 27% of seats are for Other backward castes, 7.5% for Scheduled Castes, 15% for Scheduled Tribes.(a)(b). These castes get their seats in schools and public jobs first, even though they might not be qualified or have proper grade to be in the school whereas Patidar were just rejected due to their last name and do not get the job or the enroll in the school they want to, which led to a protest, the problem was later solved by removing the reservation system and offering scholarships to the Patidars student. The caste system is still a problem in some of the states and villages. There is a famous saying in India which is: “We are both divided by caste and united by casteism” which sums up the caste system.(Mohan Vanamalai,