The castes must disappear at any cost, whatever be the reason for their origin and purpose that the system had served in the past. It has divided our society and the hard that it had wrought on the society is there for all to see. An important step in this direction would be encouraging inter caste and inter culture marriages. Spread of education among all the communities and proper economic empowerment will pave way for an egalitarian society with more opportunities for inter communities marriages.
2007-02-06 18:28:28
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answered by Anonymous
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A Hindu is born as a Hindu and cannot be a convert from any other religion. A Hindu is born as Hindu in Hindustan (India) alone and adopts and practices its rites, culture, tradition, customs, usages etc. though may have any religion of his choice. Is Hinduism a religion or a culture, tradition, custom, tenets, usage and rites? All the well known Hindu saints and scholars are very clear and unambiguous on this issue. None claimed Hinduism as a religion.
Chapter XVIII Verses 40-45 of the holy book Bhagwath Geeta shows four categories among Hindus: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya & Shudra, upon which a Hindu is born by nature. Each category is created for its specific job. There are hundreds of castes in Hinduism, each believing differently. A Hindu cannot change his caste or category and they are unchangeable. Many a times Indian Supreme Court and different High Courts of Indian States had occasion to accept this caste system among Hindus. One cannot change his category or caste. He & his offspring will have to remain in that category and caste only. All the Indian laws define a Hindu as a person who is not a Jew, Christian, Muslim or Parsi. It is immaterial what he believes or practices. No other requirements are prescribed to be and remain a Hindu. The Central & State Governments provide certain facilities, reservations in jobs & educational institutions, free constructed houses, house sites, agricultural lands, subsidies / loans etc. to certain Hindu castes and tribes citizens, recognized as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Castes (SCs, STs & BCs); as long as they remain Hindu; but withdraws all such facilities upon their conversion to Islam / Christianity. . Many would have changed their caste to SCs, STs or BCs if it was changeable to avail the benefits to those castes, but it is quite unchangeable at any cost such as one cannot change his birth date/place or mother/father etc. . Unaware of the basic and root teachings of Hinduism as are described in Bhagwath Geeta and many authentic Hindu versions, some modern people claim that castes are man made and can be changed/converted. A Hindu adopting any religion will be out of his caste but as long as he is Hindu he cannot change his caste.
2007-02-09 11:26:30
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answered by Anonymous
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It will take the next generation to overcome this. W e are better off than the previous gen and with the rise in inter-caste marriages, we are sure to bridge the gap in the future. So by 2020 we will be relatively less biased.
2007-02-09 04:35:42
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answered by Priya Mahalakshmi S 2
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When all the people of different castes have the same high standards, socially and economically.
2007-02-08 03:02:36
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answered by mini r 2
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It's like having rival siblings. They compete for stardom and first place. There may never be unity among them.
2007-02-07 02:27:54
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answered by ♨ Wisper ► 5
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India is known for its philosophy of unity in diversity but not in elimination of such differences.
2007-02-07 04:56:56
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answered by ravipati 5
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At times of natural calamities like tsunami, earth quake,flood etc or war between India and Pakistan.
2007-02-07 03:22:35
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answered by VP K 3
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there will be the end only when the regionism, communalism ends in the heart of every people in india, the end to this regionism,communalism will automatically ignite the feeling of oneness among the people, which will reflect to the great and powerful india in the future
2007-02-07 02:52:04
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answered by phani 1
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At the occassion when indians are removed castisum among the people.
2007-02-07 05:55:39
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answered by Balasaheb D 1
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Never, b'coz nobody is ready to think about such matters in sake of country.
Even our leadership and officials.
2007-02-07 02:32:46
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answered by jolly boy 4
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