Caste and Politics


 
 
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Caste and Politics

Caste and Politics: Politics over Caste division has both positive and the negative aspects.The caste that one belongs to serves as a strong determinant of his or her voting pattern. In India, different political parties represent the interests of different caste groups.  The upper caste people have more freedom to vote by political beliefs as compare to Lower caste groups .

Role of Caste in India :- 

The Indian society is divided into various sects and classes. This is because of the caste system which is prevalent in the country. The roots of the caste system go back to the ancient Vedas dividing people on the basis of  occupation. It has brought many evils in the society. The Government is constantly striving to overcome the harms of the system and bring about true equality among the people.The caste system provides a hierarchy of social roles that hold inherent characteristics and, more importantly, remain stable throughout life (Dirks, 1989). ... Individuals born into the Kshatriya caste have been warriors and kings resulting in restricted social mobility and fixed status hierarchies.

Caste Inequalities: Social structure of India is based upon the caste system. Unlike gender and religion, caste division is special to India. In the caste system, hereditary occupational division was sanctioned by rituals. Caste system is both hierarchical and segmented. In this system, all the members of the same caste group lived as one social community. No one was allowed to perform other customs and rituals. People had to opt similar occupations and should marry within the caste group. They were also not allowed to eat with other caste members. Caste system was based on exclusion and discrimination of the ‘outcast group’.

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Question : 1

___________  is an important source of economic inequality because it regulates access to resources of various kinds.

Right Option : B
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Question : 2

Which of the following divisions is unique to India ?

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