Quando vengono abolite le caste in India?
Quando vengono abolite le caste in India?
In India la divisione in caste è stata abolita dalla Costituzione nel 1950, ma la discriminazione dei dalit è ancora radicata nella società.
Quali erano le caste induiste?
Il mondo induista è "quadripartito": le principali caste sono quattro, alla quale si aggiunge quella dei "fuoricasta" o "dalit" (anche detti paria o intoccabili). Le caste sono gruppi sociali endogamicamente chiusi. È permesso sposarsi solo con membri della propria casta e i figli nati da questa unione ne fanno parte.
What is the caste system in India?
- India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities. The system which divides Hindus into rigid hierarchical groups based on their karma (work) and dharma (the Hindi word for religion, but here it means duty) is generally accepted to be more than 3,000 years old.
What is the difference between Jati and caste?
- Jatis have existed in India among Hindus, Muslims, Christians and tribal people, and there is no clear linear order among them. The term caste is not originally an Indian word, though it is now widely used, both in English and in Indian languages.
What is the difference between Varna and caste?
- Literally ‘Varna’ means colour and originates from the world ‘Vri’ meaning the choice of one’s occupation. Hence Varna is concerned with one’s colour or occupation. Caste or ‘Jati’ originates from the root word ‘Jana’ which implies taking birth.
How did independent India deal with the problem of caste discrimination?
- Independent India's constitution banned discrimination on the basis of caste, and, in an attempt to correct historical injustices and provide a level playing field to the traditionally disadvantaged, the authorities announced quotas in government jobs and educational institutions for scheduled castes and tribes,...
