Category: Caste System

Introduction A fascinating and complex sociocultural phenomenon that has influenced nations profoundly for ages is the caste system. With its origins in ancient India, the caste system is a sophisticated social stratification scheme that establishes a person’s position, rights, and responsibilities within their group. Its impact is seen far beyond the Indian subcontinent since comparable…

The book written by Dr. Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste which is also known as the undelivered speech which was supposed to be delivered at a Conference being organized by Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal of Lahore and was cancelled because of controversial and objectionable content against the Hindu religion, but it was published by Dr. Ambedkar as a…

Assignment ques: Discuss Ambedkar’s critique of the caste system making suitable references to the text you have studied. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was one of the most prominent lawyers, economists, politicians and social reformers who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards the Untouchables. He played a…

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was one of the most prominent lawyers, economists, politicians, and social reformers who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination against the Untouchables. He played a significant role for the upliftment of the downtrodden. He was considered a messiah for a suppressed class as…

The Caste System of India Indias social structure is dominated by Hinduism, and the religion determines your position in the organization and stratification of their society. In looking at how the caste system operates, the caste system origins, and the ways it coexists in the modern world, I aim to understand the point and purpose…

On the fifth of May, in the year 1838, the first set of ships traveling from Calcutta, India with a cargo of indentured laborers, arrived in Guyana, South America. Over a period of 80 years, 239 000 indentured, Indian laborers would be brought to Guyana and most would give up their rights to return to…

To what extent does the government and society of India perpetuate poverty among citizens? Government and society can perpetuate poverty through sociocultural traditions and economic institutions. This is evident in a country like India where the government is taking action to eliminate poverty, but the socio-cultural tradition of the caste system is a deciding factor,…

Marriage is an institution which allows or admits women and men to family life, defines marriage, as a socially sanctioned union of male and female or as a secondary institution devised by society to sanction the union of mating male and female, for purpose of establishing a household, entering into sex relation, procreating, and providing…

The two major problems that troubling the human communities are race and caste. Race is from the western context and caste is of India. India is a country where people were divided into four varnas. Untouchability was attained to the people based on their birth. The last section in the four varnas were once considered…