Caste system in India

and religion. The Hindu in India enforced a strict caste system, in which everyone had their place. Similarly, medieval Europe utilized feudalism. But, not all societies had rigid social structures. The Bantu people of Africa, for example were subject to more stateless-societies. The social structures in the Hindu caste and European feudalism are very similar and contrast sharply from the Bantu culture in terms of politics, religion, and economics. The Hindu caste system and European feudalism…

Dalit Movement in India India is divided into many parts on the basis of caste, class, religion etc. One of the section which was depressed, crushed by so called upper class is lower class people also known as Dalit. These people also known by different names like untouchables, harijan and Scheduled castes (SC). ‘Dalit’ means ‘crushed’, this term was first used by Jyotirao Phule. These people also called as ‘Untouchables’ and officially called ‘Scheduled Castes (SC)’, which was coined in 1935.…

This essay will define social stratification while comparing the stratification of the society in India to our society in the United States. Social stratification typically did not existent in early food foraging societies. But as subsistence patterns moved to sedentary means of food production, social stratification arose separating the people into social classes. This happened slightly at first, but became more noticeable as technology advanced and societies grew bigger. Social…

The caste system has saturated aspects of Indian society for centuries. Other religions in India’s culture doesn’t follow the caste system; it is an aspect rooted in the Hindu religion. Along with other attributes, India’s caste system indicates the type of employment a person can purse. And who you can and cannot interact within the social ladder (Morrison, Terri pg, 224). The caste system was originally was based on a person’s personality, but over time it became less about personality and…

Western civilizations. This caused the development of a lot of trade and a merging of Western and Indian culture. India was an agricultural civilization, so it was dependent on the climate to grow food. Monsoons are common in India’s climate; therefor it had a huge impact on the amount of crops they could produce. Also, because of India’s vast size and Western influence on culture, India was very diverse. Thus, it was very difficult to ever develop unification through religion, language, race,…

India in the Victorian Era India got colonized by England in 1612. This caused new people to come in that would have never imagined to come in earlier. The British citizens moved because of its newly colonized land that caused many of them to sail over and start a new life. By colonizing India, it interfered with the native Indians, having another country come in. Created a rebellion known as the Indian rebellion of 1857 or as the Indian Mutiny, with the native Indians eventually wining…

peoples of India were settled along the Indus River, in the Sind and Punjab regions of modern Pakistan.2 The major cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are known for a sophistication that pre-dates the Aryan conquest that was once considered to be the beginning of true civilization in India. The reason for the collapse of the Indus River Valley civilizations are unknown but, most scholars point to natural disasters or the invasion of the Aryans. The Aryans were nomadic warriors that came to India…

will explore the disabilities and functionalities of region specific caste system in India. As it analyses the complex nuances of marginality in terms of caste, it also reveals the complementary nature of caste and class in certain cases as Indira Goswami has demonstrated, that leads to unique identity formation at multiple levels. In this Story Damayanti’s course of actions heightens the fact how the age old discourse of ‘caste-purity’ and ‘othering’ of people on the basis of the difference in…

millions of low caste followers in India. He wanted to eradicate the caste hierarchy from amongst the Hindus. The fact that…

China. Likewise, the caste system separated groups of people into socioeconomic categories. The upper class did not have to perform unclean tasks. The Sudras, the lowest class, did. In addition, lower classes received no rights in society. This relates directly to the feudalist society that China embraced. A Chinese emperor owns the land, and distributes land for a trade from the lords and lower classes. In both cases, lower classes have less rights. Although the caste system does not…