Question 3a. What were the advantages and disadvantages of the caste system? How did the caste system reflect Indian society. A caste system was used by the ancient Indian society to separate themselves into categories. There are advantages and disadvantages with the use of this system but they all reflected Indian society in different ways. The term Caste and Varna meant “heredity” and “color”. The caste system was originally created to separate the early Aryans from the native Indians
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came in the 19th century‚ when the leaders of deprived castes espoused both revolt against the ideas of high-caste Hindus led by the Brahmins and belief in the modernity which had led to democratisation in Europe and the United States. Democracy is essentially a practice of alliance building. Jyoti Ba Phule forged a grand alliance of farmers and marginalised and deprived communities. He considered that India was being led by minority high-caste Hindus. Dr Ambedkar‚ who was educated in the United States
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Section A 1. Discuss Rita’s sense of being a half caste in Willy Russell’s play. At first Rita is more of an outcast in both social classes. It is when she decides to go to the Open University that she becomes a half cast. She doesn’t seem to fit in when she attends her literature classes. The way she talks‚ looks and behaves differentiates her from the rest of her classmates. Even though her husband does not approve of her studies and that most students are demeaning towards her‚ she is determined
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Hindu society is plagued by the ills of caste system and of late‚ this problem has taken the proportions of Goliath and is threatening the very integrity of the nation. The society in India is rather divided on the basis of caste and not a single day passes without an incident where caste becomes the focal point. Recently in Maharashtra State a Dalit family of four was done to death by the upper caste Hindus and there was big riot and arson in the State. Similar incidents also take place in other
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has written an essay on “Caste and Women” and examine that the gender structure is relay upon caste practice. She further wrote that “the unequal distribution of recourses and exploitive relations of production can be understood only through an enquiry into the principles of kinship governing allocation of resources‚ devolution of rights to property‚ rights to services and entitlements”. She argues that the rules made regarding gender is based on the performance of caste‚ labor‚ and of sexuality
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Subject: -History Annihilation of caste - Dr B R Ambedkar Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born in 1891 into an ‘untouchable’ family. He was one of the most radical thinkers of India. He transformed the social‚ economic and political landscape in the struggle against British colonialism. The Annihilation of caste by Dr. B R Ambedkar is an undelivered speech written
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First Question: Describe each of the five major groups of people within the caste system? There was five major groups within the caste system. The first major groups was the Brahmins. The Brahmins were priests and religious scholars. They were very rich. The second major group of the caste system was the Kshatriyas. They were the warriors and rulers. The third major group was the Vaishiyas. They were the herders and merchants‚ which also meant that they farmers‚ artisans‚ craftsmen‚ and more. The
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Molly Suminski Honors Project: Caste System and Religious Implications The Caste System of Ancient India is a major pillar of Ancient Indian History. This social structure of class was formed by the religion‚ philosophy‚ racial demographics‚ and economic structure of the time. It’s roots are extensive‚ claiming grounds and validation in all aspects of life. mirroring it’s impactful origins‚ the effects of the Caste System are numerous and unavoidable. This system of social relations determines everything
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Is India a ‘Caste Democracy’? Introduction: Caste based politics in India Though the idea that caste is a part of a natural and moral order of things‚ that it is a hereditary quality which once for all defines ones position and occupational affiliation and which is associated with a particular law of conduct is rejected both by intellectuals and political leaders‚ caste is in Indian post independence politics continually used and abused in different ways. State politics in India has been particularly
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