They were forced to take menial jobs.
The four main social classes in the Indian caste system are Brahmins (priests and scholars), Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), Vaishyas (farmers and merchants), and Shudras (laborers and service providers). Outcastes, also known as Dalits or untouchables, were historically marginalized and treated as outside the caste system.
The caste system is a part of Indian culture
No. Untouchables were actually below the Shudras in the ancient Caste system and were ostracized from society. This horrendous practice is clearly outlawed in India today. In fact a Dalit (Untouchable), Dr. Ambedkar framed India's Constituition at the time of Indian independance.
Indian caste system is not like racism in the US. Racism was not originated in the US but it was produced soon after the British founded a strong base in the southern part of the US. Racism is not descent based. Racism doesn't have any touchability or untouchability issues. Indian caste system is descent-based. A Hindu is born with caste, lives with caste and die with caste. An American is not born with racism. Indian caste system is monstrous endogamic in character. Purity and impurity is the basis of the caste system. A casteless Dalit's touch will pollute a caste person. But the touch of an African American doesn't pollute a white American. Racism is purely class-based, where as casteism is caste-based and there is no place for caste-ridden society. Hinduism is caste and caste is hinduism. If caste is annihilated hinduism will be annihilated; or if hinduism is annihilated, caste will be annihilated.
The caste system in India structured society into distinct social groups, determining individuals' roles, occupations, and relationships. It limited social mobility, reinforced inequality, and perpetuated discrimination and exploitation based on caste. Despite efforts to eradicate it, the caste system continues to influence Indian society, impacting access to resources and opportunities for many.
They were forced to take menial jobs.
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Brahmans or the priests are the highest level of the Indian caste system. Harijan or untouchables are the lowest level.
The SHUDRAS or the HARIJANS or the DALITS were the untouchables in the Aryans caste system.
The old Indian caste system in which untouchables were supposed to be ignoble was ignoble.
Untouchables
No the untouchables are
the indian caste system has 4 levels. The Brahmans (priests), the Kshatriya (warriors and landowners), the Vaishya (merchants and artists), and the Shudra (farmers). The untouchables are a group outside of the caste system, but are still considered part of it. They do all of the unwanted jobs.
The group outside the caste system are the untouchables they are'nt considered part of the caste system
The untouchables are the lowest in the caste.
the cast system is based on the untouchables.
the untouchables