essay on castism in India in English
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In India, the caste system developed and is prevalent since ancient times and it remains as a great thorn and mystery in the flesh of Mother India.
It is believed to have been adopted by the Brahmins to express their superiority and to maintain it. Then the Aryan races swept into India from the North and they wanted them to be superior to the insiders and so they maintained the prevalent caste systems.
In their creation myth, four varnas are said to have emanated from the Primeval Being. "According to the Rig Veda hymn, the different classes sprang from the four limbs of the Creator.
The Creator’s mouth became the Brahman priests, his two arms formed the Rajanya the warriors and kings, his two thighs formed the Vaishya landowners and merchants, and from his feet were born the Shudra artisans and servants.
It is believed to have been adopted by the Brahmins to express their superiority and to maintain it. Then the Aryan races swept into India from the North and they wanted them to be superior to the insiders and so they maintained the prevalent caste systems.
In their creation myth, four varnas are said to have emanated from the Primeval Being. "According to the Rig Veda hymn, the different classes sprang from the four limbs of the Creator.
The Creator’s mouth became the Brahman priests, his two arms formed the Rajanya the warriors and kings, his two thighs formed the Vaishya landowners and merchants, and from his feet were born the Shudra artisans and servants.
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