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" is lying or is from one of the upper castes and therefore don't know what it feels like to be a non-Brahmin." Seriously brahmins barely make up 5% of Indians
by amriksohata 7y ago
" is lying or is from one of the upper castes and therefore don't know what it feels like to be a non-Brahmin."
Seriously brahmins barely make up 5% of Indians. Before British rule, Indians switched caste just like people move between classes in the UK. The British used caste as a divide and rule tool to create further wedges between different castes so it was easier to rule them all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48619734 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48619734
https://www.jerusalemonline.com/how-the-british-empire-invented-the-caste-system-to-control-india-35730/ https://www.jerusalemonline.com/how-the-british-empire-inven...
- gauku 7y agoI'm not much educated on the subject and hope to read more one day but a few weeks ago I found this twitter response from an associate professor of history which begs to differ with you on this. https://twitter.com/achakrava/status/1141945588482625536 https://twitter.com/achakrava/status/1141945588482625536 Though Would like to add the that original brightwork article sounds like a conspiracy theory
- amriksohata 7y agoIf you read the vishnupuran there are various stories of how khastriyas (warriors) became teachers (brahmins) and vice versa. Even ashwatamma was called the son of a brahmana, his father was Drona, a Brahmin, but he was referred to as a son of a Brahmin because of his alliance with the crown prince Duryodhana and deeds he was determined more of a warrior
- gauku 7y agoI think you missed a lot of time jumping from Vishnupuran to when British arrived. And are we already believing Mahabharatha to be not just a work of fiction?