It is NOT a legal "System" instituted by the Government of India. It was abolished over a century ago much before Free India was even born. It is a social problem in unlettered, illiterate village people,that too in a small section of the population . Does racism not exist in western countries despite Govt. rules that it is illegal? It is blown out of proportion by the Christians and Muslims only to criticise Hinduism. If people even advertise for marriage related to caste they say it is discrimination. A person can choose to marry whomsoever he/she wants and that means people of their own caste too! There is no racial identification in India. Don't people advertise in the west "white male looking for a white female"?. How is that racist or discriminatory? It is a matter of choice. Unless somebody harms another person or curtails another's right in the name of caste, i don't think it is discrimination. By all means punish those that break the law but don't play this politics of opportunism and tokenism. Today OBCs are robbing poor OBCs and Dalits are robbing poor Dalits. They get elected through their caste identity, asking their caste people to vote for them and then don't do anything for these poor and only try to fill their own pockets through corruption. When somebody points out that corruption they will whine about caste discrimination and how a Dalit or OBC is being "targeted" by upper castes and not allowed to rise in politics. There are poor people in the upper castes too. They don't get the benefits of reservation or relaxation in merit cut off percentages for admissions to higher education.
This bogie of Caste is being kept alive only by corrupt politicians to divide and rule the people of India. It seems Congress politicians have learnt well from their British overlords!
Hinduism says that a person is a Priest, warrior, businessman, worker by profession NOT by birth! Sons followed the fathers profession and pretty soon the professions became family professions and castes became stagnant. Social practises got mixed up over time and the British didnot help either. They wanted to rule India and exaggerating caste discrimination fit in perfectly with their "Divide and Rule" policy. They used one against another. This social hierarchy is representative of the English Class System which still IS instituted by the state. England gave out titles for nobility and discriminated against commoners. This is how they got Scots fighting against Scots and the Irish fighting the Irish for the benefit of England. Even the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Reflecting the British model is the Indian Parliament which has the Rajya(Royal) Sabha and the Lok(Common) Sabha.
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