How does the Hindu caste system really work and what can be the solution to eradicate casteism?
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This article is from a series of Questions answered by Shekhar Bodhakar 1. HOW DOES THE HINDU CASTE SYSTEM REALLY WORK? The Hindu caste system is more accurately called “THE JATI and/or VARNA SYSTEM”. Jati System in India In today’s climate, no organisation, social, political or religious really control what is known as the jati system, […]
“Chaturvarnya” would be the most vicious system for the Shudras
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[1:] Assuming that Chaturvarnya is practicable, I contend that it is the most vicious system. That the Brahmins should cultivate knowledge, that the Kshatriya should bear arms, that the Vaishya should trade, and that the Shudra should serve, sounds as though it was a system of division of labour. Whether the theory was intended to […]
What are scheduled castes?
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The idea of caste-based reservation system was envisioned by William Hunter and Jyotirao Phule in various forms in 1882 and implemented by Chatrapati Sahuji in 1901. The term was changed to “Depressed Classes” in 1932 by Dr Ambedkar and later to “Scheduled Caste/Tribes” during the framing of the constitution in 1950. The idea was that a vast majority of the poor were from those groups/sections of society considered religion-less “Untouchables” […]