THE CASTE SYSTEM OF INDIA AND ORIGIN OF IT

1. The Caste System
BY
P LEKHA SRI

2. 1.Caste System
The word caste is derived from the
Portuguese casta meaning lineage,
breed, or race. •
The caste system is a social
hierarchy in which society is
divided into groups. These groups
determine what labor you can do
and your level of spiritual purity.

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5. CASTE SYSTEM
✘ Placement in this social hierarchy is based upon one’s
birth. Essentially, you fell into the same caste as your
parents.
✘ People cannot move up or down to different castes or
levels in their lifetime.
✘ It was believed that your righteous life and good karma
brought about reincarnation to a higher caste and a
wicked life sent you lower in the caste system.
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6. ORIGIN OF CASTE
✘ The Indian caste system is rooted in the religion of
Hinduism.
✘ It was also utilized by Aryan invaders four to five
thousand years ago to enforce social control in
India.
✘ It is still a powerful influence of Indian life today in
shaping economics, politics and culture.
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8. The hirachy of caste
system
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9. CASTE
✘ It is said in Hindu religion that
caste
Is based upon the KARMA and PUNYA
based on which LORD BRAMMA
(Hindu god)
decides the birth of a human
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11. And the last:
The
UNTOUCHABLES
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12. ✘ They have no identity
✘ No place in societal cycle
✘ Dalit, officially Scheduled
Caste, formerly Harijan,
✘ Low social status
✘ Discrimination
✘ Outcaste, children of god
✘ Eg: beggers,
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13. UNTOUCHABLES
✘ The “Untouchables” –
✘ The untouchables were also made
Unseeable, Unapproachable and
Unhearable. They live separately from
caste Hindus in slums. These slums are
rarely recognized as formal settlements
by the government and so lack basic
services like education, health, water
hygiene, and no legal means of forcing
the government to take action. 13

14. UNTOUCHABLES
✘ These people had no surname, could
not choose their children’s names and
could not enter a Hindu temple.
✘ They perform the most menial of jobs,
such as dealing with dead bodies and
cleaning toilets and sewage by hand.
This “work” is attributed to the lowest of
the low.
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15. Caste System – In Practice
✘ It defined a person’s social universe
– Enforced restrictions on
intermarriage
✘ It defined a person’s standard of
conduct
– Each caste had it’s own set of rules
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16. Caste System – In Practice
✘ It defined a person’s expectations
– Determined what kinds of foods one may eat
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✘ It defined a person’s future
– Determined specific job or vocational roles
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17. Caste System – In Practice
✘ Because of the law of Karma, people do not resist the caste system.
✘ They believe they are there because of their actions in previous
lives.
✘ This encourages the individual to fulfill his role or duty of his or
her caste, because their position in the next life is sure to improve.
✘ If you did something outside your caste, you could be
excommunicated from your caste. That would cut you off from
doing any work to support yourself because you could only do the
jobs allowed by your caste. 17

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