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However, this title is too vast and not precise enough to allow proper
exploration of the subject. Thus, I decided to focus on The Untouchables;
leading to the final title for my written assignment which will be:
eradicated?
PART 2: BRAINSTOR MING
Tackle:
Economical aspect- jobs given to them, their contribution to economy
Sociological aspect- how they are still viewed by society
Religious aspect- are they allowed to use same places of worship as
others?
Educational aspect: Are they allowed proper education?
Caste system originated from the sacred Vedas most precisely from the
Purusha Sukta where, four basic classes were brought forward: Brahmins
(priests), Kshatryas (warriors), Vaishyas (traders), Shudras (labourers). At first
it was supposed to be a classification of different occupations of individuals in
a society so as to ensure a proper balance when it came to human resource
management. However, a complete distortion of this practice has taken place.
Class and duty have turned into caste and prestige. Members of a high caste
enjoy more wealth and opportunities while members of a low caste perform
menial jobs. Most revolting is the category of Untouchables who are
considered to be so lowly that they are not even given a place in the caste
system
Every sixth human being in the world today is an Indian, and every sixth
Indian is an untouchable. For thousands of years the untouchables, who are
those people at the bottom of the Hindu caste system, have been treated as
subhuman. Take a minute and imagine generations of individuals living under
the pressure of such discrimination and who are considered as being in a
permanent state of impurity. Commonly known as Dalits, these people are
forced to live in battered habitations on the coastal regions of India away from
the civilised world. Despite the fact that, caste discrimination has been against
the law since 1950, prejudice continues. Can this dilemma ever be
eradicated?