HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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It was part of their religious beliefs.
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It was part of their economic system.
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They were afraid of punishment in this life.
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They liked the social class they were born into.
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Detailed explanation-1: -1.Traditional Theory According to this theory, the caste system is of divine origin. It says the caste system is an extension of the varna system, where the 4 varnas originated from the body of Bramha. At the top of the hierarchy were the Brahmins who were mainly teachers and intellectuals and came from Brahma’s head.
Detailed explanation-2: -The caste system is deeply rooted in the Hinduism belief in karma and reincarnation. Dating back more than 3, 000 years, the caste system divides Hindus into four main categories – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras based on who they were in their past life, their karma, and what family line they come from.
Detailed explanation-3: -A lower caste person cannot come near or touch a higher caste person let alone touch food or other items of consumption. They are not allowed to enter into the house of the higher one or such other places like sacred temples. Inter-caste marriages are strictly banned.
Detailed explanation-4: -Modern education: Industrialization: Urbanization: Modern means of transport and communication: Increase in the importance of wealth: The new legal system: Sanskritization: Westernization: More items