Read the following passage carefully.
Social division and discrimination are not unique to India, nor is the practice restricted
to any part of the globe. In any given society, people are invariably divided along
social, religious, communal and economic parameters. Karl Marx divided society into
two classes – the bourgeoisie (the wealthy class) and the proletariat (working class).
The slave system, the clan system, the class system are no difference or less venomous
than our own caste prejudices. But caste is the longest and most formidable of all
forms of oppression still prevalent in the history of mankind.
The word „caste‟ derived from the Portuguese word „caste‟ meaning race, breed or
kind. In India, it is popularly referred to as „Jati‟ or „Jaadhi‟. The original purpose of
the caste system was social stratification according to occupation so that society could
function in harmony. But gradually it became exploitative, given raise to social
injustices and inequality among the people.
Caste is a mantle or membership we acquire by birth. As we all know, we not only
inherit our genes from our parents but also our caste from our forefathers. How then
do we eliminate caste from the mainstream of our society? It would be native to think
we can just wish it away.
A lot has been said and written about the vagaries of the caste system. I am
particularly perturbed by one of the commonest form of discrimination that has been
largely ignored at the least and denied at the worst – that is the practice of tagging
caste or clan suffixes to given names like Sharma, Verma, Nair, Iyer etc.
Answer the following questions.
d) How did the caste system in India get deformed over time?
Answers
Answer:
Read the following passage carefully.
Social division and discrimination are not unique to India, nor is the practice restricted
to any part of the globe. In any given society, people are invariably divided along
social, religious, communal and economic parameters. Karl Marx divided society into
two classes – the bourgeoisie (the wealthy class) and the proletariat (working class).
The slave system, the clan system, the class system are no difference or less venomous
than our own caste prejudices. But caste is the longest and most formidable of all
forms of oppression still prevalent in the history of mankind.
The word „caste‟ derived from the Portuguese word „caste‟ meaning race, breed or
kind. In India, it is popularly referred to as „Jati‟ or „Jaadhi‟. The original purpose of
the caste system was social stratification according to occupation so that society could
function in harmony. But gradually it became exploitative, given raise to social
injustices and inequality among the people.
Caste is a mantle or membership we acquire by birth. As we all know, we not only
inherit our genes from our parents but also our caste from our forefathers. How then
do we eliminate caste from the mainstream of our society? It would be native to think
we can just wish it away.
A lot has been said and written about the vagaries of the caste system. I am
particularly perturbed by one of the commonest form of discrimination that has been
largely ignored at the least and denied at the worst – that is the practice of tagging
caste or clan suffixes to given names like Sharma, Verma, Nair, Iyer etc.
Answer the following questions.
d) How did the caste system in India get deformed over time?
Answer:
Answer It get deformed overtime by giving rise to social injustices and inequality among the people