The Caste System of Ancient India

From the beginning of civilization to the present, the class structure is part of the whole world. In the case of ancient India, the classification was a strictly enforced social classification system, but unlike other cultures India's caste system not only determines the ownership and position of individuals in society but also the "ultimate Hope for redemption "will also be decided. (Duiker & Spielvogel, 2010, p. 36). Between 1500 BC and 1500 BC, Indian Europeans from Siberia and Central Asia invaded India.

As a result of many discussions about the caste system in India, I think that I will not treat this topic fairly unless the impact is seen in modern India. Below we discuss how the caste system works in modern India and how it affects modern Indian politics and policies. Finally, I will give personal opinion on the caste system. The modern Indian caste system is greatly influenced by the mobility of British rule, the movement toward higher education, and the employment of cities. Certain subsidies and concessions promote lower castes. During this period the caste system became less tight and artificial barriers set by Brahmin between casts fell. Furthermore, all people except Hindi, such as Jain, Christian, Muslim, are treated equally.

About 1500 BC, ancient Indians created the caste system as a cultural hierarchy to maintain Indian order. Unfortunately, Hinduism is considered religious control. Veda (the ancient Hindu scripture) has no discriminatory factor. On the contrary, according to Veda, people are born to become Shudra, relying on people to survive. As people grow up and receive education, people become Brahman, a learner. When a person is looking for work, a person becomes Vasiya, a profitable person, who finally accepts work like an army is considered Kshatriyas. In other words, the "caste system" has flexibility and does not limit destiny.

Articles by Indian "Hidden apartheid" (UNESCO Courier, 2001. pp. 27 - 29), Gopal Guru and Shiraz Sidhva criticize India's abstentional caste system. This article says "The ancient caste system of India has survived, millions of people suffer from poverty and human rights, government legislation brings about change, but attitude is still difficult." Suppress the lower caste, monopolize wealth, knowledge, power, and education. The degree of discrimination is very large and these so-called untouchables need to inform the arrival using the drum, so even if their shadows hit them, they will not contaminate the upper class. This article, in 1950, according to the Constitution of India, the term "untouchable" was abolished, but still there is no glimpse of discrimination against them.