Question

so what is the basis of the indian’s social order? it is the caste law. i am born for the caste, i live for the caste. i do not mean myself, because, having joined an order, we are outside. i mean those that live in civil society. born in the caste, the whole life must be lived according to caste regulation.

Answer 1

Origins of the Caste System

The Caste System During Classical Indian History

The British Raj and Caste

Caste Relations in Independent India

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byKallie Szczepanski

Updated September 29, 2018

The origins of the caste system in India and Nepal are shrouded, but it seems to have originated more than two thousand years ago. Under this system, which is associated with Hinduism, people were categorized by their occupations.

Although originally caste depended upon a person's work, it soon became hereditary. Each person was born into a unalterable social status.

The four primary castes are Brahmin, the priests; Kshatriya, warriors and nobility; Vaisya, farmers, traders and artisans; and Shudra, tenant farmers, and servants. Some people were born outside of (and below) the caste system. They were called "untouchables."