Question

how did the British rule help in diluting caste discrimination???

Answer 1

The caste system had been a fascination of the British since their arrival in India. Coming from a society that was divided by class, the British attempted to equate the caste system to the class system. As late as 1937 Professor T. C. Hodson stated that: "Class and caste stand to each other in the relation of family to species. The general classification is by classes, the detailed one by castes

" The difficulty with definitions such as this is that class is based on political and economic factors, caste is not.

Answer 2

Answer:

The British rule help in diluting caste discrimination in following ways :-

1) With introduction of public transport, people had no choice but to sit together.

2) In English scools and colleges, there was no cast system and people had to sit together. 3) British provided employment for the lower castes. Their financial condition improved and they began to stand with upper castes. It was not the hereditary surname but the poverty which was differenciating between castes