Question

Describe the causes for the growth of casteism in India and mention two of it's merits​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Religious Conversions: With the growing rigidity of caste system, the religious life of an individual became an adulterated one and so became the whole culture. Each caste and every sub-caste claimed the superiority of its own brand of culture.

Caste System in India: Merits and Demerits

• (i) Trade union and orphanage: It has provided every individual with a fixed social environment. ...

• (ii) Spirit of cooperation: ...

• (iii) Defines economic pursuits: ...

• (iv) Racial purity: ...

• (v) Influences intellectual make-up: ...

• (vi) Integration of the country: ...

• (vii) Provides for various Junctions: ...

• (viii) Cultural diffusion: