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Do you have evidence for this? The caste system's origins pre dates the British arrival afaik
by neximo64 5y ago
Do you have evidence for this? The caste system's origins pre dates the British arrival afaik
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- petilon 5y agoSee first two paras in wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India Excerpt: The British Raj furthered this development, making rigid caste organisation a central mechanism of administration. Between 1860 and 1920, the British formulated the caste system into their system of governance, granting administrative jobs and senior appointments only to Christians and people belonging to certain castes.
- basicplus2 5y agothey incorporated a caste system (that was already operating) into a central mechanism of administration
- petilon 5y agoCaste systems had been operating in Europe as well [1]. But for the embracement, formalization and expansion of the caste system by the British it may have died down as it did elsewhere. [1] https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology/Book%3A_Sociology_(Boundless)/08%3A_Global_Stratification_and_Inequality/8.01%3A_Systems_of_Stratification/8.1C%3A_Caste_Systems https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Intro...
- naruvimama 5y agoThe word does not exist in any Indian language. To justify the "pre-date", proponents combine highly distorted theory of jatti and varna to artificially synthesize Indian caste system. The connection of caste with Europe is much more solid and meaningful given the monopoly of church over God and the king as the representative of God.