CLIMATE OF INDIA
GENERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CLIMATE
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has helped eliminate ethnic and religious fighting
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has promoted freedom and change within Indian society
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was followed more in the cities than in the towns
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has been a way of life as well as part of their religion
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Detailed explanation-1: -The caste system has existed in some form in India for at least 3, 000 years. It is a social hierarchy passed down through families, and it can dictate the professions a person can work in as well as aspects of their social lives, including whom they can marry.
Detailed explanation-2: -Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Caste System of India. Caste not only dictates one’s occupation, but dietary habits and interaction with members of other castes as well. Members of a high caste enjoy more wealth and opportunities while members of a low caste perform menial jobs. Outside of the caste system are the Untouchables.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hinduism is bound to the hierarchical structure of the caste system, a categorization of members of society into defined social classes. An individual’s position in the caste system is thought to be a reflection of accumulated merit in past lives (karma).