WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The caste system, as it actually works in India is called jati. The term jati appears in almost all Indian languages and is related to the idea of lineage or kinship group. There are perhaps more than 3000 jatis in India and there is no one all-Indian system of ranking them in order of status.

Detailed explanation-2: -The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories-Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras.

Detailed explanation-3: -Varna and jāti The terms varna (theoretical classification based on occupation) and jāti (caste) are two distinct concepts. Jāti (community) refers to the thousands of endogamous groups prevalent across the subcontinent. A jati may be divided into exogamous groups based on the same gotras.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jati was a subdivision of the communities in the Indian social order which was broadly divided into four Varnas. Caste is a much older system of classification than Jati. Jati helped in identification within one’s own Caste. Jati system of classification got degraded into the modern caste system.