the populations of France and the United Kingdom combined (Barbara). Those people are called untouchables‚ and they are the lowest part of India’s caste system. A Caste System is a system where there are social classes determined by someone’s heredity (“Caste…”). The caste system in India violates every single human right someone could have. Upper castes members constantly abuse Dalit people‚ known as untouchables‚ whether it’s having change thrown at them or being raped (“Dalit Hu…”). Dalit people
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A short essay outlining the origin and meaning of the caste system in India along with a critique on Stalin K.’s film – “India Untouched”. Is it a Façade that we subconsciously put on or is it the lack of knowledge about the prevailing evils that drives inaccurate judgement of our absolute surrounding? What in fact is “Untouchability”? Where does it occur? Who are the major victims of discrimination‚ caste or otherwise‚ in India? Does Stalin K. successfully strike a chord in the eyes of not
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The base of India’s social structure is caste and sub-caste. Infact‚ caste systems has been an integral part of Indian society. In ancient times‚ varna’ system started in India which had four ’varnas’- Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas‚ Vaishyas and Shudras. Thus‚ the basis of caste. Some of these became higher castes and others lower castes. The people belonging to higher castes started treating other as belonging to lower castes and‚ thus‚ started the practice of ’untouchability’. It is matter of shame that
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MA in Sociology Paper II Perspectives of Indian Society-I DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE & CONTINUING EDUCATION UTKAL UNIVERSITY‚ Vani Vihar Bhubaneswar‚ India 1 UNIT-I INDOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 1.1. Indology: Meaning and Definition Indology is known as the science of Indian Society. The Indological perspective claims to understand Indian Society through the concepts‚ theories and frameworks that are closely associated with Indian Civilization. It made a claim that Indian Society is unique in structure
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Sonar or Swarnkar) is a Hindu caste in India referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths. Sunars of Hindu origin are found ethnically in many religions such as Islam‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ Atheists and more. Typically a subclan found within the Rajput clan/tribe. This caste is found in varying categories within the caste system of India such as Mair Rajput‚ Taunk Rajput‚ lower reserverd backwards castes‚ other upper khatri descents and other castes. A story from Hinduism tells
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social injustices that the Untouchable castes are exposed to daily. In such a case‚ the main character of the novel‚ Bakha‚ is an ideal example. This novel is set to explain the caste system in one single day and does an exceptional job to help the readers understand how the low caste citizens were treated. Bakha is an eighteen year old boy who was born into being a Bhangi‚ which also means his job is to clean the latrines leaving him in the lowest level of the caste. This novel depicts the protagonist
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democratise wealth. Social justice is the bedrock of any democracy. A society shaped and controlled by the ideology of caste militates against the concept of social justice. A fair society is possible only when hierarchies conceived and nurtured by the caste system are destroyed. Reservations in the fields of education and employment for people who have been on the wrong end of the caste hierarchy is a constitutional means to do it. All this while‚ the provision for affirmative action in the form
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explicitly single out certain castes for special preferential treatment contradicts the documents prohibition on discrimination based on caste‚ race and other such other criteria. Besides‚ despite the creation of commissions to monitor the implementation of reservation policy by the centre the constitution gives great liberties to the individual states to determine the quantity and limits of reservation which often lead to exploitation. In reality there is no abolishment of caste system. Instead the disparity
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. According to Hindu religion‚ there are four castes i.e. Brahmin‚ Chettri‚ Baisya‚ Shudra. Dalit community belongs under Shudra caste.Dalits are discriminated against on the basis of caste and “untouchablity”.One of the survey shows that there are 33% Terai Dalit.These people are denied entry into temples and houses of higher caste people. The so called higher caste people do not drink water if it has been touched by a Dalit neither do they talk to them. Dalits are forced to work in the household
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class of priests. Caste The system of social organization in India that has evolved over millennia; it is based on an original division of the populace into four inherited classes (varna)‚ with the addition of thousands of social distinctions based on occupation (jatis)‚ which became the main cell of social life in India. Dharma In Indian belief‚ performance of the duties appropriate to an individual’s caste; good performance will lead to rebirth in a higher caste. Helots The dependent
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