Caste is no past

OVERVIEW Have originated some two thousand years ago.

Is a system of social stratification.

People in India are socially differentiated throughclass, religion, region, tribe, gender, and language

Admission quotas, job reservations and otheraffirmative action initiatives, according to India'sSupreme Court, is based on heredity and is notchangeable.

After independence, the policy of reservation of jobsand positive discrimination based on caste systemwas formalized with lists of : Scheduled Castes (Dalit) and

Scheduled Tribes (Adivassi)

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It has achieved much the same significance insocial, political and academic debates as ‘race’ inthe United States, ‘class’ in Britain and ‘faction’ inItaly.

The sole cause of discord and animosity is non-discrimination between the two segments ‘Jāti’(caste by birth) and ‘Varna’ (caste by profession).

BY THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY THREE, BASIC VIEWS OF CASTE HAD EMERGED:

The incubus view that caste in all its forms is adivisive and pernicious force, and a negation ofnationhood;

The golden chain view that ‘caste’ as a Varna is to beseen as an ideology of spiritual orders and moralaffinities, and as a potential basis for nationalregeneration;

The idealised corporation view that Jāti is to beseen as a concrete ethnographic fact of Indian life, asource of historic national strengths and organisedself-improvement or ‘uplift’

QUESTIONNAIRE

Name:

Age:

Male: Female:

What is your occupation?

Self-employed

Service

Business

Other

Have you ever faced caste biasness in your work atmosphere with your fellow colleagues?(yes/no/can’t say)

While trading, do you consider caste and creed? (Yes/ no/can’t say)

Have you ever faced any kind of bias on the basis of your caste while applying in colleges? (Yes/no)

Have you ever faced biasness on caste basis from fellow students while pursuing your studies? (yes/no)

While lending a home/flat for rent or purchase to someone does caste matter for you? (Yes/no)

Have you received discounts/concessions on basis of your caste? (Yes/no)

Do you prefer inter-caste marriage? (Yes/no) Give your opinion in brief.

On what bases do you think political parties choose their candidates?

Popularity

Caste

Money

Other

Do you think that the politicians after coming in power prefer to serve a particular caste or sect?

According to you, what is more important; equality or preference towards castes?

What are your views on the relevance/importance of caste system? Write in brief.

18%

45%

21%

16%

Question 1

self employed service business other

What is your occupation?

9%

91%

Question 2

YES NO

Have you ever faced caste biasness in your work atmospherewith your fellow colleagues?

6%

94%

Question 3

YES NO

While trading, do you consider caste and creed?

25%

75%

Question 4

YES NO

Have you ever faced any kind of bias on the basis of your castewhile applying in colleges?

33%

67%

Question 5

YES NO

Have you ever faced biasness on caste basis from fellow studentswhile pursuing your studies?

40%

60%

Question 6

YES NO

While lending a home/flat for rent or purchase to someonedoes caste matter for you?

25%

75%

Question 7

YES NO

Have you received discounts/concessions on basis of your caste?

68%

32%

Question 8

YES NO

Do you prefer inter-caste marriage? Give your opinion in brief.

37%

20%

28%

15%

Question 9

POPULARITY CASTE MONEY OTHER

On what bases do you think political parties choose their candidates?

30%

70%

Question 10

YES NO

Do you think that the politicians after coming in power prefer to serve a particular caste or sect?

97%

3%

Question 11

EQUALITY PREFERENCE

According to you, what is more important; equality or preference towards castes?

MY OBSERVATIONS

“When we choose a mobile network, do we check whether Airtel or Vodafone belongs to a particular caste? No! We simply choose a provider based on best value or service. Then why do we vote for somebody simply because he belongs to the same caste as us?” -Chetan Bhagat, What Young India Wants

Conducting this survey gave an insight on the mindsets of people in the urban or upper class society with access to all basic facilities and education. Urban India is modern but it does not lack closet conservatives as well. People wish equality among castes but some are also not in favour of inter-caste marriages. This is a contradiction in itself. They say that marriages in caste ensure the prevalence of their customs and traditions. But on the other hand, they dislike prejudice amongst various castes. They are of this belief that castes in India despite bringing diversity to this country’s heritage hinder the unity of country.

LINKS: https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/browse/

AO9Bp2aXnD1zuxhP_2Fad6GSdqay4F7hwkww6nys7r7aA_3D - Surveymonkey.com

http://www.transcend.org/tri/downloads/The_Caste_System_in_India.pdf

http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&context=socssp

http://www.ikfoundation.org.uk/eventfiles/IK%20Lecture%203%20Summary%20NSA%20oct02.pdf

Courtesy: Google Images

OUR TEAM

Survey: Kavita Bodani, Kshitij Shrimali, PriyankaDua, Palash Padhiar, Aashna Pathak, ManishaTripathi, Mohit Padhiar, Naveen Bhagiya, NehaShetty, Nilotpal Chakraborthy, NishantDalwadi,Pooja Choksi, Saumya Singh, Reema Mori, Shibani Mukherjee

Analysis: Manisha Tripathi, Reema Mori, ShibaniMukherjee, Mohit Padhiar, Saumya Singh, KshitijShrimali (Graph Data)

Presentation: Kavita Bodani, Manisha Tripathi, Neha Shetty, Nilotpal Chakraborthy (Graph)

Summary compilations: Neha Shetty