Sociology II · 15 marks

"India's destiny is not caste in stone." Comment.

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Syllabus: Caste System: (a) Perspectives on the study of caste systems: GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille. (b) Features of caste system. (c) Untouchability - forms and perspectives.

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Vishal MishraAIR 49 · CSE 2017 · 153 wordsTheir whole copy

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Destiny of nation is result of action, vision of its citizen its institutions. Citizens, institutions are directly/indirectly affected by social structure like caste, family, etc in case of India. Caste system is fixed system of endogamy, rigid occupation choices based on caste

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hierarchy, food and dress restriction and civil disabilities. This make India's destiny fixed and cast in stone.

But caste system has gone for various changes, food and dress restrictions are not there, untouchability abolished, all education and employment are open for all caste group. It means there is flexibility, achievement & merit orientation has rise of. It will lead to rationality and mobility - geographical and class/occupation. It will result in effective utilisation of natural human resources.

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India is on path of economic growth and development though some element of caste (e.g. caste endogamy) are still fixing our movement toward egalitarianly. Still India can fight against it.

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