Srushti Jayant DeshmukhAIR 5 · CSE 2018 · 151 wordsTheir whole copy
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By Secularisation of Caste, one means that the decreasing social significance as well as the Ritual-Religious significance of Caste.
In modern times due to structural and cultural changes, its found that the hold of caste over occupational determination, in ritual matters has been decreasing.
"India's destiny is not caste in stone"
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- Andre Beteille
In urban areas, notion of purity-pollution is less followed where people eat together, travel together.
Due to Education & Modernisation, values of equality, fraternity seep into society and subjugation on basis of ascriptive value - birth is reduced.
More than ritual sphere, caste has now been playing a role in POLITICS, due to which traditionally deprived sections are asserting their rights (Rajani Kothari).
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But, caste also continues to play its role. Eg. Harold Gould in study of Lucknow Rickshawallah found that though secular aspects dominated livelihood but for marriage, personal relations, caste still matters.