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An even better approach is to just change your religion. I was born a hindu dalit but I converted and so have many of my friends and family. Religious conversio

An even better approach is to just change your religion. I was born a hindu dalit but I converted and so have many of my friends and family. Religious conversions have become so common in India that states have started to bring out laws to curtail it. Casteism is a construct of Hinduism and other religions don't suffer from it in the same way as Hinduism does. So you can change your religion , your name and claim that you have no caste. Hindus have no problem seeing a converted christian as equal to them, but will refuse to see people from their own religion as equal.

naruvimama 6y ago
You really seem to have no idea about segregated churches and caste violence is greatest among the Christians. The church has been so successful in promoting caste divisions to convert people that it has caught on to them. Part of the reason why organised conversion is banned in some states is because of the tendency of the church to convert by hook or crook and the accompanying propaganda of hate. You should read up a bit about the apology made by the church for being responsible for the Rwandan genocide.
- muro 6y ago
  > You should read up a bit about the apology made by the church for being responsible for the Rwandan genocide. That's a misleading statement. The church was complicit, not responsible. Still reprehensible.
  - naruvimama 6y ago
    The church was responsible for promoting the division so they could convert. That is not just complicit but also responsible. If you are engaged in arson, and the church watches silently or hand out gas it is complicit. If it pours gas on the building so you can light it on fire it is responsible.
g8oz 6y ago
Convert and you might get beaten up by your local Bajrang Dal chapter.
wobbly_bush 6y ago
The other religions in India haven't given up on casteism - https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Focus-on-quota-for-Dalit-Christians/article14388129.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Focus-on-quota-...
thewindow 6y ago
I understand the reason you have described to change religion or become an atheist. But in part of India where I am from, I see people adopting another religion and still taking the cast name with them. They will only allow marriage within "Christian + same cast" people. Even People who have renounced God and become atheist home on to their cast. I guess it is the tribal instincts of human being kicking in.

naruvimama 6y ago

You really seem to have no idea about segregated churches and caste violence is greatest among the Christians. The church has been so successful in promoting caste divisions to convert people that it has caught on to them. Part of the reason why organised conversion is banned in some states is because of the tendency of the church to convert by hook or crook and the accompanying propaganda of hate. You should read up a bit about the apology made by the church for being responsible for the Rwandan genocide.

muro 6y ago
> You should read up a bit about the apology made by the church for being responsible for the Rwandan genocide. That's a misleading statement. The church was complicit, not responsible. Still reprehensible.
- naruvimama 6y ago
  The church was responsible for promoting the division so they could convert. That is not just complicit but also responsible. If you are engaged in arson, and the church watches silently or hand out gas it is complicit. If it pours gas on the building so you can light it on fire it is responsible.

g8oz 6y ago

Convert and you might get beaten up by your local Bajrang Dal chapter.

wobbly_bush 6y ago

The other religions in India haven't given up on casteism - https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Focus-on-quota-for-Dalit-Christians/article14388129.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Focus-on-quota-...

thewindow 6y ago

I understand the reason you have described to change religion or become an atheist. But in part of India where I am from, I see people adopting another religion and still taking the cast name with them. They will only allow marriage within "Christian + same cast" people. Even People who have renounced God and become atheist home on to their cast. I guess it is the tribal instincts of human being kicking in.