RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Question
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Why did Mahatma Gandhi criticize the caste system’s ideas of discrimination?
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The caste system allowed Hindus to marry Catholics.
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The caste system prevented Gandhi from increasing his power.
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The caste system did not evolve from the jatis.
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The caste system did not align with Hindu teachings.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mahatma Gandhi called ‘untouchables’ as Harijans or “Children of God” and worked for their liberation. He organised satyagrahas to secure the Dalits entry into temples, access to public wells, tanks, roads, and schools. To dignify the work of the sweepers, he himself took up the task of cleaning toilets.
Detailed explanation-2: -For Gandhi, the caste system was “a social blueprint for the nation”, and one idea was to “abolish untouchability” by integrating the untouchables into the cast system. According to Gandhi, the caste system is “natural”, and it exists everywhere in the world but in different forms.
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