CASTE SYSTEM: The Caste System in Hindu culture

 

CASTE SYSTEM: The Caste System in Hindu culture

The Caste System: The Caste system has aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought.Since the days of the British rule, both historians and anthropologists referred to India as a ‘caste society’.

Wikipedia: CASTE SYSTEM.

Definition of Caste: Caste as “a Hindu hereditary class of socially equal persons, united in religion and usually following similar occupations, distinguished from other castes in the Society.

Jāti and Varna: The term Caste is commonly used to refer to two distinct concepts of The ‘Jāti’ (Caste by birth group) and the Varna (Caste by profession).

Jati: The term Jāti is used for millions of people with whom one may identify oneself for such purposes as marriage. There are thousands of titles associated with specific Jātis in different parts of the country.