Caste System in India
(Abdullah Amanat Muhammadi, Kasur)
In India, the caste system is a
social stratification system and in these days the basis of the job reservations
and educational in India. The caste system in India consists of two various
concepts which are Jati and Varna which possibly will be regarded as various
analysis levels of this system. Varna possibly will be defined as a class and
consists of the four classes which in the Vedic society existed are Shudras,
Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, and Brahmins. Particular groups that are now called Dalits
were excluded from the system of the Varna. In India, it is considered about the
Dalits that they are untouchables.
Jati may be defined as caste, and the Jatis name is normally organized from
occupations. For the caste system’s origins, there are two perspectives in
medieval and ancient India which emphasis on socio-economic and ideological
factors. The Vedic texts neither mention the thoughts of untouchable people nor
any practice of untouchability. Social stratification is originated between the
Indian Christians based on class and by their location and denomination. In
India, the system of the caste has been detected among Muslims. Muslims practice
hypergamy occupations, endogamy, stratified and avoid social mixing. While the
Sikh Gurus assessed the caste system’s hierarchy, one does be existent in Sikh
community.
In India recently protests for the reason of the caste. Many people were killed
and injured during the protests. It is clear like a Sunny day that in Hindu
gives much importance to caste systems. Hindu did not hire in the job to Dalits
for the reason that they think that Dalits are untouchables. They also hate
Dalits too much and many other types of the violence happing due to the caste
system in India. Many girls of Christians and Muslims are raped due to the caste
system in India. Hindu thinks that castes that are not Hindu are second class
citizens in India such as Dalits, Christians, Muslims and Sikhs۔