The Caste System: History and Highlights

There is a hierarchy accepted by people of all civilizations. This hierarchy exists in all societies called class systems, usually including the upper class, the middle class, and the lower class. The upper class consists of the wealthiest people in society, the middle class consists of working people, and the lower class is composed of the poorest people. There is a class system consisting of five layers, one of which is lower than its lower layer, different from other systems; the Indian caste system.

Somewhere in high school, caste system was introduced in history class. Brahman is considered a "higher" caste and Shudras is considered a "lower" caste. Unfortunately, the teacher did not show us vulnerable people that caste 's "grade" no longer has meaning. Probably this is a conscious fallout. I do not know. Before I grew up to leave Kerala, I really did not know what most people did not think like us. In my school and college life, I am also very lucky that I have friends with thoughts and growth experiences related to this. It can be said that my life is protected by the dark shadow of caste.

Medieval history and Muslim Indian professor Peter Jackson said that during the medieval Delhi Sultan period (~ 1200 to 1500), the speculative assumptions about the caste system and the existence of the caste system were weak in the weakness of the Hindu army It was written. Although love at first sight, "They can not endure more strict censorship or historical evidence." Historical evidence suggests that medieval Hindu warriors and soldiers included other castes such as Vaisha and Sudlas Has been confirmed. In addition, Jackson wrote that there is no evidence that Hindu's influence on caste was "universal conversion to Islam" in the early 12th century.