Caste

All religious communities in India are afflicted by an unfortunate evil tendency of exclusion. A sad trend of hatred has emerged in the battle against casteism and caste-based discrimination. Kancha Ilaiah’s Why I am not a Hindu (the non-fictional bestseller of 1996) has been constructed as an expression of the voice of post-Independence Dalitbahujan consciousness, which was an integral part of their socio-political movement. Born in a small South Indian Telangana village in the 1950s, his is the

World society are divided into five castes. The highest most intelligent caste is the Alphas; they are the ones that make the rules and regulations for all other lower castes to follow. Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons follow in order as well as intelligence, level of control, and social stature. Neo-Pavlovian conditioning ensures the order of the castes. For a society to be socially stable every person in the society must feel like they belong. The caste system in Brave New World ensures that

to seem respectable citizens who honour various caste systems and ways of discovering fate. With already existing castes, there are strict rules and expectations that each caste must uphold in the South Indian culture that exists as the caste system is a pre-historic dividing system that enables peace to flourish with the least amount of violence as possible. For instance, in Hindu culture, there is a traditional caste system comprised of 4 main castes (“India- Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette”)

destroy true love as this novel is constantly connected to loss, death and sadness. This essay will explore the theme of forbidden love, by discussing and analysing Ammu and Velutha's love that is forbidden because of the ‘Love Laws’ in relation to the caste system which results in Velutha’s death. It is evident that forbidden love negatively impacts and influences other characters, such as Estha and Rahel, which results in Estha and Rahel’s incestuous encounter. The God of Small Things by

Brechtian touch by initiating a critical discussion on the ending of the story. Tale-Danada (1993) has in its background ‘ Mandala’ and Kamandal’ movements in India. He re-examines the need and structure of the caste system of India. He takes up the historical and political background of the caste system for his plot moulds his theme to Tale-Danda to serve his

There are over four thousand religions across the vast world we live in. Each shaping people’s beliefs on what they either choose or what their born into. For example, two completely separate religions, Hinduism and Judaism, are each from a different region on Earth, yet have many correspondent similarities. Their many exclusive traits can also widely vary depending on each religion’s history, culture, and fate. Some included topics are the history, beliefs, and  common similarities. Therefore, making

and Indian societies may not have a lot of things in common, but they do have similarities in how their population is separated. India has the caste system and North America has the social class or class system to divide their population. These two systems are similar but they also have their differences. According to, Sociology: The Essentials, caste system is defined as a system of stratification (characterized by low social mobility) in which one’s place in the stratification system is determined

political and religious lives of people within the societies that followed them. Hinduism emerged when the Aryans arrived in ancient India and began to combine their ideas with those of the Dravidians, the native population. One major Hindu idea was the caste system, which influenced the social lives of its followers and provided the state with political stability. Confucianism first saw an emergence of numerous followers during the Warring States period, when many philosophers were developing ideas for

Mahayama was portrayed as someone from a higher class family and thus she needs to get married with the person from the same social class. Her brother, Bhavani Charan insisted her to get married with the person from the same caste although he was an old dying man. Tagore portrays the concept of otherness through the character of Rajeev, who came from a lower class Brahmo. The social class distinction somehow causes Mahamaya to delay accepting Rajeev’s proposal although she already

Swades means “one’s own country”. This film depicts the journey of a Non-Resident of India (NRI) back to his “Swades”, India. It begins by introducing Mohan Bhargava, an Indian living and working in America. He feels guilty for neglecting Kaveriamma, his caring nanny, and sets off to India to find her. Mohan learns that she had been taken away to a village called Charanpur. He finds Kaveriamma there, living with Gita, his childhood friend. As the story progresses, Mohan adapts to life in the village