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    Caste Politics

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    111313 Political Science gr.2 The Political System in India Caste Politics Introduction India is a multicultural and multilingual country. Indian society is broadly divided into four groups. Forward communities (FC) are communities from caste and religion who do not qualify government of India reservation benefits; Backward Communities (BC)‚ Scheduled Castes (SC)‚ and Scheduled Tribes (ST) were the underprivileged groups. D.r

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    that you are guaranteed a spot in the caste system into which you were unknowingly born into. Men may only procreate when the time is right according to the established law. (461a) If a man attempts reproduction outside of these times‚ then he will be punished accordingly. Also‚ if a man and women marry outside the law then they can also be punished. (461) Children

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    Jonathan Harper‚ Jarred Moffitt Shakir Ghazi Humanities 1 12 November‚ 2017 In many caste system civilizations‚ the type of food you had was determined on your class in societies. These systems‚ like the one in Ancient Egypt‚ play a large role in the population’s life. Position in the caste system determined what people ate. Even though the main job was farming people had different amounts and or type of food. Common folk in Ancient Egypt mainly ate bread and beer‚ while higher classes ate wine

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    Caste and Patriarchy

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    the interaction between caste and patriarchy in India. A khap panchayat in Haryana ‘declares’ that mobilization of women(of a particular age gap) should be monitored(in reality restricted). Marriage by choice or outside one’s caste or inside one’s gotra is forbidden and those who challenge it‚ become a story in themselves. Young girls(at few incidents boys too) fall prey to moral policing. A high court judge asks the ‘wives’ to learn to adjust. In spite of abolition of caste in public life‚ manual

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    Caste Reservation

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    NAME:-MAYANK DEV TOPIC:-RESERVATION SUMMAURY Caste based reservation in government jobs and higher education was first introduced during the British rule of India as representation through affirmative action in government jobs and higher education for castes traditionally excluded from government jobs and education such as castes of the Shudra Varna (backward castes) and Dalits (scheduled castes).  Objectives of Reservation: 1:-Uplift lower strata of society 2:-Ensure proper political representation

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    religion is the Aryan caste system‚ reincarnation‚ and the Vedas. In the Hindu religion they believe in the Aryan caste system which determined a person’s role in society. They also believe in the process of reincarnation which is a cycle of rebirth. Lastly one of the origins of Hinduism is the Vedas which is one of the earliest “sacred text.” The Hindu caste system influences Indian society and culture in many ways. There are four main categories in the Hindu caste system and it is Brahmin‚ Kshatriya

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    India Education System

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    Indian Education System- An Advantage or Disadvantage India is a promised land of scholars and saints. There has been no dearth of knowledge in India since time immemorial. Indian civilization has been blessed with priceless knowledge of Vedas and Puranas. Coming all along with these Holy Scriptures‚ till the modern age of science and technology‚ India can be found nowhere legging behind. Nevertheless we need not deny the fact that‚ India still possesses some quarters where a bud of education

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    and wouldn’t have to listen to the first lord. (Page. 401) This social structure of medieval Europe can compare to the early caste system. The caste system has four levels to their structure: Brahmin‚ Kshatriya‚ Vaishya‚ and then Shudra. The medieval structure is: King‚ Lord‚ Knight‚ and then Peasants. Both of the systems they person has to be born into. The caste system and medieval social structure both have a person or representative in the form of religion. The old saying describing the social

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    dowry system in india

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    the groom cash or kind. All of these could be done voluntarily and out of affection and love. The Hindu marriage system is sacramental. According to this system‚ a marriage is forever and there is no scope for a separation. Among the various ceremonies previously practiced‚ the ceremony in front of a ‘godly’ fire (‘Yajna’ in Sanskrit) has taken over‚ the old-fashioned system of marrying a wife by capture. This form of marriage began the practice of dowry‚ where originally‚ the family of the

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    Dowry System in India

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    People in India give much preference to family relationships and most of them follow arranged marriage system .According to this system there is no possibility for separation and marriage is forever. As divorce is not acknowledged amongst most Indians it is vital that the marriage choice is wisely thought and carefully planned and is one of the significant choices a person will ever take. Usually the parents and family members look for certain attributes in spouse. The marriage partner

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