This project sheds light on how caste-ism, racism, class bias that is still prevalent. It still exists somewhere in society but not expressed out in open

2. OVERVIEW
 Have originated some two thousand years ago.
 Is a system of social stratification.
 People in India are socially differentiated through
class, religion, region, tribe, gender, and language
 Admission quotas, job reservations and other
affirmative action initiatives, according to India's
Supreme Court, is based on heredity and is not
changeable.
 After independence, the policy of reservation of jobs
and positive discrimination based on caste system
was formalized with lists of :
 Scheduled Castes (Dalit) and
 Scheduled Tribes (Adivassi)

3. CONTINUE….
 It has achieved much the same significance in
social, political and academic debates as ‘race’ in
the United States, ‘class’ in Britain and ‘faction’ in
Italy.
 The sole cause of discord and animosity is non-
discrimination between the two segments ‘Jāti’
(caste by birth) and ‘Varna’ (caste by profession).

5. BY THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY THREE,
BASIC VIEWS OF CASTE HAD EMERGED:
 The incubus view that caste in all its forms is a
divisive and pernicious force, and a negation of
nationhood;
 The golden chain view that ‘caste’ as a Varna is to be
seen as an ideology of spiritual orders and moral
affinities, and as a potential basis for national
regeneration;
 The idealised corporation view that Jāti is to be
seen as a concrete ethnographic fact of Indian life, a
source of historic national strengths and organised
self-improvement or ‘uplift’

6. QUESTIONNAIRE
 Name:
 Age:
 Male: Female:
 What is your occupation?
 Self-employed
 Service
 Business
 Other
 Have you ever faced caste biasness in your
work atmosphere with your fellow
colleagues?(yes/no/can’t say)
 While trading, do you consider caste and
creed? (Yes/ no/can’t say)
 Have you ever faced any kind of bias on the
basis of your caste while applying in colleges?
(Yes/no)
 Have you ever faced biasness on caste basis
from fellow students while pursuing your
studies? (yes/no)
 While lending a home/flat for rent or
purchase to someone does caste matter for
you? (Yes/no)
 Have you received discounts/concessions on
basis of your caste? (Yes/no)
 Do you prefer inter-caste marriage? (Yes/no)
Give your opinion in brief.
 On what bases do you think political parties
choose their candidates?
 Popularity
 Caste
 Money
 Other
 Do you think that the politicians after coming
in power prefer to serve a particular caste or
sect?
 According to you, what is more important;
equality or preference towards castes?
 What are your views on the
relevance/importance of caste system? Write
in brief.

7. 18%
45%
21%
16%
Question 1
self employed service business other
What is your occupation?

8. 9%
91%
Question 2
YES NO
Have you ever faced caste biasness in your work atmosphere
with your fellow colleagues?

9. 6%
94%
Question 3
YES NO
While trading, do you consider caste and creed?

10. 25%
75%
Question 4
YES NO
Have you ever faced any kind of bias on the basis of your caste
while applying in colleges?

11. 33%
67%
Question 5
YES NO
Have you ever faced biasness on caste basis from fellow students
while pursuing your studies?

12. 40%
60%
Question 6
YES NO
While lending a home/flat for rent or purchase to someone
does caste matter for you?

13. 25%
75%
Question 7
YES NO
Have you received discounts/concessions on basis of your caste?

14. 68%
32%
Question 8
YES NO
Do you prefer inter-caste marriage? Give your opinion in brief.

15. 37%
20%
28%
15%
Question 9
POPULARITY CASTE MONEY OTHER
On what bases do you think political parties choose their candidates?

16. 30%
70%
Question 10
YES NO
Do you think that the politicians after coming in power prefer to serve
a particular caste or sect?

17. 97%
3%
Question 11
EQUALITY PREFERENCE
According to you, what is more important; equality or preference towards castes?

19. MY OBSERVATIONS
 “When we choose a mobile network, do we check
whether Airtel or Vodafone belongs to a particular
caste? No! We simply choose a provider based on best
value or service. Then why do we vote for somebody
simply because he belongs to the same caste as us?” -
Chetan Bhagat, What Young India Wants
 Conducting this survey gave an insight on the mindsets of
people in the urban or upper class society with access to all
basic facilities and education. Urban India is modern but it
does not lack closet conservatives as well. People wish equality
among castes but some are also not in favour of inter-caste
marriages. This is a contradiction in itself. They say that
marriages in caste ensure the prevalence of their customs and
traditions. But on the other hand, they dislike prejudice
amongst various castes. They are of this belief that castes in
India despite bringing diversity to this country’s heritage
hinder the unity of country.

20. LINKS:
 https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/browse/
AO9Bp2aXnD1zuxhP_2Fad6GSdqay4F7hwkww6ny
s7r7aA_3D - Surveymonkey.com
 http://www.transcend.org/tri/downloads/The_Cas
te_System_in_India.pdf
 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewconten
t.cgi?article=1043&context=socssp
 http://www.ikfoundation.org.uk/eventfiles/IK%20
Lecture%203%20Summary%20NSA%20oct02.pdf
 Courtesy: Google Images

21. OUR TEAM
 Survey: Kavita Bodani, Kshitij Shrimali, Priyanka
Dua, Palash Padhiar, Aashna Pathak, Manisha
Tripathi, Mohit Padhiar, Naveen Bhagiya, Neha
Shetty, Nilotpal Chakraborthy, Nishant
Dalwadi,Pooja Choksi, Saumya Singh, Reema Mori,
Shibani Mukherjee
 Analysis: Manisha Tripathi, Reema Mori, Shibani
Mukherjee, Mohit Padhiar, Saumya Singh, Kshitij
Shrimali (Graph Data)
 Presentation: Kavita Bodani, Manisha Tripathi,
Neha Shetty, Nilotpal Chakraborthy (Graph)
 Summary compilations: Neha Shetty