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Thus, even as they deny it, these progressives affirm the continuing significance of traditional rules of purity, pollution, and hierarchy in Indian caste system.. 1995 data. India's caste system. Courtesy Library of Congress.
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www.indianchild.com/caste_system_in_india.htm
www.indianchild.com/caste_system_in_india.htm
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India Caste system, ... In rare cases, a person is excommunicated from the caste for gross infractions of caste rules. An example of such an infraction might be marrying or openly cohabiting with a mate of a caste lower than one's own; such behavior would usually result in the higher-caste person dropping to the status of...
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www.indianchild.com/caste_system_india.htm
www.indianchild.com/caste_system_india.htm
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But during the post vedic period, caste system became rigid and offered little flexibility to people to pursue vocations not authorized by caste rules. Foreign invasions and the presence of foreigners should have sparked this new development to prevent the possibility of caste pollution and confusion of castes.
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www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_caste.asp
www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_caste.asp
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History of the Caste System ... The belief is that if one obeys the rules of caste, reincarnation into a higher caste is possible, but women may only have the privilege of coming back as an animal if they are good enough.
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home.snu.edu/~dwilliam/s97/india/caste.htm
home.snu.edu/~dwilliam/s97/india/caste.htm
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The Indian caste system has been in use for many years. Still today the values of the caste system are held strongly. It has kept a sense of order, and peace among the people. There are five different levels of the system: Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, and Harijans.
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www.csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/spring98/india...
www.csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/spring98/india.htm
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The confusion in the caste system begins by the use of the word caste. The Indians in their different languages use the word 'Jat' for any community who have something common like religion, language, origin, similar geographical background and so on. ... Hinduism has many strict dietary rules. In general the higher Jats...
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adaniel.tripod.com/confusion.htm
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The Beginning of the caste system ... In order to secure their status the Aryans resolved some social and religious rules which, allowed only them to be the priests, warriors and the businesmen of the society. For example take Maharashtra. Maharashtra is in west India.
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adaniel.tripod.com/origin.htm
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What is a Caste System? ... There are thousands of such jatis, and each has its distinctive rules, customs, and modes of government. The term varna (literally meaning "color") refers to the ancient and somewhat ideal fourfold division of Hindu society: (1) the Brahmans, the priestly and learned class;
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www.lotussculpture.com/bronze_sculpture_caste.htm
www.lotussculpture.com/bronze_sculpture_caste.htm
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In this thoughtful article originally written in Marathi for Maharashtra Times (27th July 1996), he takes a realistic look at the Concept of Equality and Caste System in India and abroad.
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www.hvk.org/Publications/kumar.html
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