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[Amrita]

Just now, Hector8 said:

aa expressions enduko i knw  

Emo  hyd lo e caste gola nenu chudaledu. Either i was too naive or enta gola hyd lo undadu. 

[JollyBoy]

2 minutes ago, Amrita said:

Emo  hyd lo e caste gola nenu chudaledu. Either i was too naive or enta gola hyd lo undadu. 

Nuv btech pass ayava asalu.. not asking bcz of the above comment.. just a doubt anthe

[Amrita]

Just now, JollyBoy said:

Nuv btech pass ayava asalu.. not asking bcz of the above comment.. just a doubt anthe

First class with distinction without single backlog 

[JollyBoy]

2 minutes ago, Amrita said:

First class with distinction without single backlog 

I still doubt

[Hector8]

4 minutes ago, Amrita said:

Emo  hyd lo e caste gola nenu chudaledu. Either i was too naive or enta gola hyd lo undadu. 

okay 

[Amrita]

2 minutes ago, JollyBoy said:

I still doubt

Stop doubting and start having confidence. This is first sign of OCD ani @Picha lite cheppamannadu 

[Amrita]

1 minute ago, Hector8 said:

okay 

[JollyBoy]

2 minutes ago, Amrita said:

Stop doubting and start having confidence. This is first sign of OCD ani @Picha lite cheppamannadu 

@Picha lite

[ekunadam_enkanna]

Here is a take on the caste system by Balagangadhara:

"Let us look at the existing descriptions of the caste system and their consequences.

(a) Caste is an antiquated social system that arose in the dim past of India. If this is true, it has survived many challenges – the onslaught of Buddhism and the Bhakti movements, the Islamic and British colonization, Indian independence, world capitalism – and might even survive ‘globalization’. It follows, then, that the caste system is a very stable social organization.

(b) There exists no centralized authority to enforce the caste system across the length and breadth of India. In that case, it is an autonomous and decentralized organization.

(c) All kinds of social and political regulations, whether by the British or by the Indians, have not been able to eradicate this system. If true, it means that the caste system is a self-reproducing social structure.

(d) Caste system exists among the Hindus, the Sikhs, the Jains, the Christians, the Muslims… It has also existed under different environments. This means that this system adapts itself to the environments it finds itself in.

(e) Because new castes have come and gone over the centuries, this system must also be dynamic.

(f) Since caste system is present in different political organizations and survives under different political regimes, it is also neutral with respect to political ideologies.

Even though more can be said, this is enough for us. A simple re-description of what we think we know about the caste system tells us that it is an autonomous, decentralized, stable, adaptive, dynamic, self-reproducing social organization. It is also neutral with respect to political, religious and economic doctrines and environments. If indeed such a system ever existed, would it also not have been the most ideal form of social organization one could ever think of?"

Does the caste system exist? Existence of injustices in a society is not a proof of the existence of the caste system. Yes, jaati-s exist, but does the caste system exist? What is the structure behind such a system? A quote from Manu Smriti and Purusha Sukta won't cut it, any more than fights between kammas and maadigas in Karamchedu do. Yes, there are conflicts between various jaatis in India. There are various practices surrounding these jaati-s. What is the relationship between these practices and conflicts and the caste system?