Caste Chauvinism

Caste is an institution uniquely associated with the Indian sub-continent. While social arrangements producing similar effects have existed in other parts of the world, the exact form has not been found anywhere.

Meaning of caste: It’s a borrowing from Portuguese word ‘casta’ meaning pure breed.

In Indian sub continent context,

  • it is associated with Four fold division of society and its further sub division into many steps termed by VARNA and JATI where JATI is the word most commonly associated with the institution of caste in Indian languages.
  • Although it is an institutional characteristic of Hindu society, the caste has spread to major ....
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