When the Hindu caste system first appeared, the social law based on the class structure of the Hindus and the religious rights of the class seemed to be harmful, derogatory and exclusive. The lowest Varna and Sudra do not allow you to listen to or learn from Veda from the upper third level servant only based on the inevitable places in their lives. But when people see their rank system from a purely religious point of view, you know that the class system itself is not an abuse, and that the possibility of abuse comes from the outside human aspect of their religious practice I understand.
The caste system in India is unique in the world, but in a way it resembles Plato's ideal philosopher, warrior, and civil society. Caste is social division of labor based on occupation and family pedigree. The Indian caste system identifies four different classes or opinion differences among people based on these criteria and through the strict code of conduct that is rooted in each class and late Dharma Shasta of the Vedic era (Law)) The four major castes that are recognized primarily by the traditional Hindu society based on genetic professionals are as follows.
Many scholars believe that the family of Chandragupta comes from the Vaishya caste which is three quarters of the traditional Hindu caste system. In this case, this is very different from the Hindu tradition that Brahman's priest classes and Kshatriya warrior / prince classes generally have religious and secular powers against lower castes. In any case, Chandragupta recovered from the relative ambiguity and reorganized the majority of the Indian subcontinent that collapsed over the 5th century before the collapse of the Mauryan Empire in 185 BC.
Traditionally, Indian society has been divided into hierarchies called caste or jati that are not limited to Hindus, and most Hindus have observed this system throughout history. It is genetic and each caste has its own value, rules, food creed and so on. Many people will not get married outside their caste. Some are not categorized into these categories and are currently considered part of the scheduled caste. They are lower than the level of puddle who is doing "dirty" work such as leather processing and street cleaning. They are known as Dalits, Dalits, Haryans, or Backward castes. Hinduism teaches that discrimination and prejudice are contrary to the concept of God of all beings, but it may also exist in the caste system.