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Caste System
The Caste System, most famously implemented in India, was a social hierarchy based on family lineage, and occupation, that determined the place, role and importance of people within the society.
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- Brahmins (scholars and priests)
- Kshatriyas (kings and warriors)
- Vaishyas (merchants)
- Shudras (farmers, service providers)
- Parjanya (untouchables)
What is mean by maruthuvar in caste vice in south Indian system?
The Maruthuvar, in olden days they were the doctors for Kings. They followed Siddha to treat patients. That time, people were not used to cut their hair, rather they grow. When they got wound, the "Maruthuvars" removed hairs in the wounded area. So apart from treating people, they knew hair cutting.
Once British came to rule India, they introduced English medicines. Later, our traditional medical practices vanished. People also started trimming their hair, in the name of fashion. So these "Maruthuvars", started doing the job of cutting hairs.
So there was no separation like "Navidhar" in olden days, after British came to rule "Navidhar" became a community. Then our Government joined "Navidhar" to "Maruthuvar", saying same community people.
But in this century, many started beauty parlours and doing the same as Nacidhars or so called Maruthuvar. Will they be added to this Maruthuvar community.
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In what way was the caste system related to econmic status?
The caste system was related to the economist status because they had bankers and they would earn money.
Why was the caste system formed?
It was a way of having a slave system without having slavery, by using religious reasoning to put certain people in a position where they are made less then others you are perpetuating a convenient cheap labour system with the so called blessings of God. It was formed to supply labour cheap.There is litle limit to the evils that can come from the human imagination.
What are the various Rajput sub-castes in himachal?
1.Rao rajput
2.Rajput chohan
3.Rajput Rana
4.rathour
5.sisodia
6.tomar
7.bundela
8.gaur
9.raghav
10.bhagail
11.khuswaha
12.tohni
13.kondel
14.dhoni
15.jinta
16.shekhawat
17.parmar
18 Pundir
19.rajawat
20.chorawat
21.sengar
22.parihaar
23.bhatti
24. Sumal (Som)
25. Panwar
26. Sood
What caste is the last name Kanda from?
Kanda is a surname of Punjabi Rajputs but they belong to Jat race who were made rajputs by Brahmina.
What are aspects of the caste system in India?
As the human beings evolved, they segregated into the four castes as was advised by the highly evolved sages. All the castes are equal and necessary part of one body. Just as the legs are as important to the functioning of a body as the head, the caste system segregates people by employment: 1) The head represent the Brahmins, the spiritual educators or seekers.
2) The shoulders represent the Kshatriya, needed for protection of the community.
3) The stomach represent the Vaisya, the entrepreneurs and business executives.
4) The legs represent the Sudras, the instruction followers who go through life obeying
instructions.
Thus the four castes are the limbs of one body of society. The justification for the caste system is similar to the justification for democracy, in that, it has problems but it is better than the alternative. In a democracy, certain segments of populations go to poverty and others become filthy rich, and there is associated corruption. The right to fail and face the consequences, so as to learn, is its greatest advantage, making it much better than the alternative. Similarly, the power abuse of one caste over the others will happen from time to time. Sometimes it may even get bad enough for God himself to correct it, but the caste system is the best way to ensure excellence is maintained in the various professions. It is just like Darwin's theory of evolution, where animals get specialized in acquiring a certain set of food. In this case, humans get specialized in their job functions so that they excel in it over time, therefore increasing their spiritual level. God had to incarnate as Parashurama to solve one of these cases of imbalance of power among the castes. The Kshatriyas had become too powerful and were abusing the other castes. The logic behind the caste system can be visualized in the present scenario of any country. Every country, whatever the stages of progress, must have three requisites:
1) Material resources - provided for by:
i) The workforce who follow instruction
ii) The entrepreneurs who give the instructions
2) Protective power - provided for by the Security personnel
3) A proper education system - provided for by the spiritually inclined people.
The peace and prosperity of the world depends on the work of these four classes of people. They form the legs of a table. Even if one leg is weak, the other three cannot support the table. When production is plentiful, it has to be guarded against loot and plunder. When soldiers and security men become powerful, they turn into a menace to the country, while production declines. When production and protection are adequate, if the educational system takes a wrong track, the country is weakened. The development of material resources and the defense of the country ultimately depend on the education that is imparted. The table is not only "four legs"! How can one use a table of four legs? There should be a plank of love that is to say, love for the country. A country does not mean a specified area on the map, the soil. It means the human community inhabiting the territory. And 'love' means the sense of inter-relationships and involvement of the individuals within that community. Without all the five aspects, there will be a breakdown in society. For example, today the degree of love is absent in many highly educated and highly placed persons. As a result, the process of education too is suffering from misuse and the billions of dollars set aside for education goes to waste. Since education affects the other three sections, even the money spent on instruction-followers, entrepreneurs, and protectors does not yield the full fruit. Each caste is not supposed to be inferior to another. The superiority and inferiority of castes developed in the current day India is due to the weakened plank of love. There are various ages when different castes seem prominent or prosperous on earth. Humans who were teachers or spiritual seekers (Brahmins) since ancient times will have some mental and physical characteristics, which can be inherited by their children. This inheritance could be biological or via education passed from parents to children. In the very ancient times, Brahmins with their mantras seemed to have most of the power. They commanded the most respect because they could get anything people wanted through their mantras; rain, good crop yields, and weapons. Even the movements of materials for the construction of buildings depended upon their mantras. Great sages like sage Satyavarta, sage Durvasa and sage Agastya and others were like the leaders of civilizations the world over. Humans, who were fighting (Kshatriyas) since millions of years ago will have developed strengths in certain areas of their bodies and have mental skills to dodge enemy attacks and to kill when necessary. These abilities can be passed down biologically or through education within families over the ages. The Kshatriyas became the most powerful leaders of society during the next age, with their fighting skills and weapons. During these times, kings like Alexander, King Arthur, Ashoka, Ghengis Khan and numerous others became respected and powerful leaders of society. If entrepreneurial producers (Vaisas), which include most professions of today (engineer, doctors, artisans, businessmen and farmers) descended from ancestors who were entrepreneurs since millions of years ago, they will have the correct skills as negotiators, who constantly weigh the profit potential. In recent times, success in business made people and countries great. Vaisyas have become the most prominent people today. People today respect business leaders like Thomas Edison, Rockefeller, Bill Gates, Micheal Dell and Jack Welch, for what they have accomplished. The instruction-following producers (Sudras - current day factory operators and clerks are in this category) whose ancestors were following instructions will be able to handle the orders given by others. When computers take over most jobs, it will be the Sudras, who willingly follow instructions of computers the best, who will have the most power. They will be the ones, who can get things done for the rest of the human population. Using their instruction-following skills, they will be the most respected people because they will get people things from computer controlled farms, factories and even construction (food, clothing and shelter). Other people will have to wait on these instruction-followers for their livelihood. In the opinion of this author, India was conquered for a thousand years by foreigners (firstly by the Muslims and then the Christians), so that she can finally overcome this fault of the different castes disrespecting each other. The different castes were supposed to be equal parts of one body but with different jobs. Would a person not allow his head (Brahmin) to touch his feet (Sudra or instruction follower)? Would a person not allow his feet (Sudra) to touch his shoulders/hands (Kshatriya or warrior group)? Or would a person not allow his hands to touch his stomach (Viasya or producer group)?
Karunakaran, Prashobh. The History of Earth The Indian Version. Bloomington: Authorhouse, 2010.
What are the five castes of India?
Brahmen
Kshatriya
Vaishya
Shudras
Harijan
Brahman were the priests or scholars of India.
Kshatriya were the warriors, or landowners of India. Also rulers.
Vaishya were the merchants and traders of India.
Shudras were the common folk, the artisans, crafters, agriculturalists and peasants.
Harijan are removed from the caste system but were once known as untouchables. they did the dirty work for India and weren't allowed to be touched.
In India, you could not change your caste or marry outside of your caste within your life, but if you did your job and worked hard, you would be reincarnated through your faith in a better, higher up caste.
Brahmens are the head, Kshatriya the arms, Vaishya the stomach, Shudras the legs and Harijan the "nether" region.
What was the Chinese caste system like?
the Chinese caste system can only be described as racist. if your slanted eyes where not small enough you where paid less even if your worked harder. though there was a very few (like 5 in the whole country) amount of 大陰莖 or 大阴茎 (litteraly means large penis) that where highly discriminated and frowned apon. they where quickly stoned and all recorde of them were burned.
Actually the above comment by the previous poster is NOT the answer.
The Chinese caste system was based on basic Confucius views. The following list represents the caste system from greatest to lowest
1) scholars
2) farmers
3) artisans
4) merchants
Scholars are on top because they are considered to be of great value, because they are always learning and expanding the wealth of knowledge that belongs to the empire.
farmers are second because they are the main providers of food in china.
Artisans provide us with their baskets,pots,and cloth which helped in the daily chores
Merchants were considered to be on the bottom because they were seen as people who were out for profit and did not contribute to the over all prosperity of the empire.
Where was the caste system used?
The castem system is a system of divison a labour and power in human society and start in india
What were members of the lowest caste called?
Sudras, unless you mean outside and below the Varnic caste system, in which case the term is Dalit. Ghandi renamed them 'Harijan", or "children of God".
