remarks on caste specially focusing on dalits

1. MODULE :-SOCIOLOGY AND CHANGE
TOPIC :-
DEROGATORY
REMARKS ON
CASTE
PRESENTED TO :-
DR. KRUPA RAO
PRESENTED BY :-
BHARVI NAIK
(2019-22)

2. S. NO. INDEX PG. NO.
1. INTRODUCTION 3
2. WHY?IS THAT THE SOCIAL ISSUE 4
3. HOW?WAS THAT PROBLEM STARTED 5
4. LAWS AND AMENDMENTS 6
5. VIDEO 7
6. SURVEY 8
7. SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS 9
8. CONCLUSION 10
9. REFERENCES 11

3. INTRODUCTION
Casteism is one of the rural social problems, which is very peculiar to
the Indian society. Indian society is a country of various religions. Each
religion is sub-divided into different castes and these castes again into
sub-castes. The culture of each caste varies though they all belong to
one religion. Among these castes, certain are given a high status and
others a low status, depending upon their caste occupation.
In such a society, there is every possibility for caste conflicts to occur.
These conflicts have their origin in casteism, which refers to the hatred
of one caste by the other, or the attempts made by the members of one
caste to gain personal advantages to the detriment of interests of the
other caste members. In brief, casteism refers to one-sided loyalty in
favour of a particular caste.
Casteism is considered as a social problem as it disturbs the sound
governmental politics and democracy and paves the way for mutual
group conflicts. Casteism is manifested in the form of clashes between
various castes for higher share in the socio-economic privileges and
power.

4. WHY? IS THIS THE SOCIAL ISSUEThere is no certain date when the caste system came into existence
in India. But according to the Manusmriti, the caste system in India
was, in the beginning, a system of prescribing codes of conduct for
people to suit the requirements of their occupation. Thus, it was
based on their occupation. But gradually the occupation of people
became hereditary and the caste system also changed from
occupation to birth and heredity. Now caste of a person got fixed at
the time of his/her birth and so was his/her social status.
As far as theory of origin of caste system is concerned, the religious
theory explains that according the Rig Veda, which is one of the most
sacred religious texts of Hindus, different Varnas were created from
different parts of the primal Purusha’s (the First Person) body; the
Brahmans were created from his head, the Kshatrias from his hands,
the Vaishias from his thighs and the Sudras from his feet. Some
theories also believe that the primal Purusha was nothing but the
God Brahma himself. So according to them, different Varnas
originated from lord Brahma.

5. HOW? WAS THAT PROBLEM STARTED
i. Casteism increases, when a particular group tends to improve the status of its own
caste. In order to achieve such status, the members even adopt the most improper
methods to enhance the prestige of their caste.
ii. Marital rules such as endogamy, i.e., marriage within the group is another factor.
Under the caste system, which allows casteism to perpetuate, such restrictions
placed on marriage forces an individual to marry within his own caste group, which
brings about cohesion within the group, thereby increasing casteism.
iii. The feelings of caste were easily carried through the members from rural areas
to urban areas through migration. The members of the caste have to face various
problems and as a result, a need to provide security on communal basis was felt.
This factor of need for security also encourages casteism.
iv. Easy access to the means of transport and communication is another factor,
which contributes to the growth of casteism
The impact of casteism on society is severe. Right from the individual to the whole
nation, it affects the society as a whole.

6. LAWS AND AMENDMENTS
Indias constitution guarantees “equal rights”
• Article 14 says that the state gives to every person equality
before the law and equal protection of the laws.
• Article 15 prohibits discrimination against any citizen on
grounds of religion,caste,sex,place of birth,etc.
• Article 16 guarantees equality of opportunity in matters of
public employment etc.
At the same time the constitution provides for a “reservation
system”
Article 46 says”the state shall promote with special care the
education and economic interests of the weaker sections of the
people and in particular of the scheduled castes and the
scheduled tribes and shall protect them from social injustices
and all forms of exploitataion”

7. VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NClDdl_L50w

8. SURVEY

9. SUGGESTIONS AND
RECOMENDATIONS
Suggestions by Some Sociologists:
Some of them are as follows:
i. According to G. S. Ghurye, the conflict originating in casteism can be removed by encouraging inter-caste
marriages. Co-education should be introduced at the primary level and boys and girls should be given the
opportunity to come together. This will lead to improvement of behaviour between different sexes simultaneously,
with which casteism will be actively refuted.
ii. According to Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao, in order to put an end to casteism and to deprive it of its very basis, the
creation of some optional groups is necessary through which the communal tendencies of the individuals can be
manifested and organized. As these increase, casteism decreases because the individuals will have the chance to
express their instincts and motives outside the caste.
iii. According to Mrs. Irawati Karve, in order to put an end to the conflicts arising out of casteism, it is necessary to
create economic and cultural equality between the castes.
iv. Professor P. N. Prabhu is of the opinion that the conflicts created by casteism can be ended only when the
internal aspects of conduct are influenced. For this, it is necessary to try and develop new attitudes in the people.

10. CONCLUSIONi. Providing value-based education to children from childhood can solve the problem of
casteism to some extent.
ii. Various social agencies like family, school, and Mass media must be given the
responsibility to develop a proper, broad outlook among children, which will negate
the feelings of casteism, for example, creating awareness about the ill-effects of
perpetuating the traditional caste system.
iii. Literary programmes must be taken up in rural areas as the caste feelings, which
further perpetuate casteism, are more in rural areas. These feelings of casteism can be
minimized by the provision of social education among rural population.
iv. By encouraging inter-caste marriages, the feelings arising out of casteism can be
minimized as these marriages bring two families of different castes closer to each
other.
V. Provision of cultural and economic equality among different sections of the society
reduces the chances of jealousy and competition. Thus, economic and cultural equality
is important in eliminating casteism.

11. REFERENCES
• Yourarticlelibrary.com
• Thenewsminute.com