The evolution of casteism is considered to be a history of ancient times. The people
were segregated into groups to
distinguish between the upper and lower caste. Class division goes on
hierarchal basis – In the row Brahmins bagged the first position in the society. The
kings and the nobles were respected among the vaisyas or traders and the
shudras or the working class. The segregation of people led to a unwarranted division in the society. The lower caste , so
called shudras were not permissible to enter temples, to take part in rituals ,
participate in functions organised by the superior power. The dominant class
made sure that they occupy central posts in the government. The working class occupied menial posts such as
scavengers, rest room cleaners etc. They were denied education. The reason
behind this was that the shudra community was not empowered. They did not
realise their power in society, more over they felt inferior to upper caste.
Henceforth the concept of caste came into existence.
The system of caste is being literally misused by
the people and the government. Of course the system is an identity for an
individual but then it has taken ferocious turn for the destruction of society and intervening in the harmony of
people. With the boundaries of the
system a particular sect of people grow, and the rest stagnate. The system
hinders the growth of the common folks in the society. Certain political
parties are functioning on the principle of ‘They and their community people.
If a political party comes to power with the motive to work for the development
and if the beneficiaries are the his /her own community people. Though the government
has allotted reservations for SC / ST people it does not reach them.
For instance
, recently as we all know a love affair of Illavarasan and Divya belonged to
Dharmapuri District in Tamil Nadu, India. The issue brought in a conflict , led
to an unexpected demise of Illavarasan, a Dalit and Divya , a upper caste who
is alone. Illavarasan’s suicide was a shock to the people and some political
parties who are working for the welfare of Dalits. The state government Of Tamil Nadu made it a
politicised the issue for their benefit.
Tamil Nadu and certain parts of India face the problem of casteism. In particular
villagers , since most of them are illiterates , the upper caste are
dominating the oppressed . The issue became a national talk and the state was
negligent in this perspective.
In particular, villages in India and at times even in urban areas certain
group of people are closed minded and
act in accordance with community rules and norms. People are still illiterates
and are not able to understand that caste is not created by God , it is the man
who created the system in order to identify
himself uniquely. He was the one who wanted to segregate into groups .
The creation of casteism in the country led to many communal riots. Henceforth,
the Mahatma of India , once stated that people belonging to the lower sect as
Harijans – meaning ‘ Children of God’ . The caste system must uplift the
country and not affect people. The system must not be an hindrance rather it
should make people grow with fame and prosperity.
There are
social activists and great leaders in the society who are working to remove the distinction between people in
the perspective of bringing the society together. Removing caste from the
society , making public understand Unity
is Strength will be announced as the second freedom for India from this social
evil. Eradicating the system will enhance the social
equality among people. Making a note of caste will lead to no ends. The society will be led to
greater down fall. In this bargain the public has to undergo greater trauma and
they have to forego their peace. The social evil so called caste must be taken
away from the Indian society. Casteism is a slow killing medicine in India, but wherein in other parts
of the world caste doesn’t play a vital role. The system plunders the
relationship among people. Caste
Politics is to be eradicated from the political wing. Doing so the country will
have a massive growth. The people will have no distinction .
In the Babari Masjid case, the
Bharatiya Janta Party demolished the mosque in view that a Muslim belief does
not suit the Hindutuva principles. India
is said to be a secular country but the social evil hampers the idea of
secularism. Caste barriers in the political front does not have any role to
play. Everyone should have the mind set
of being a socialist and work for the welfare of the public. Caste Based
Society (CBS) should not be permitted to
ruin the people of our nation. Certain
political wing work on the motive of uplifting the community people.
Favouring them , the community leaders forget that the society is distorted.
The communal violence in the country increase day by day. Vanishing caste from
society will make India a humanitarian nation. Though the society is bound with
caste system which has a larger context in Indian society it gives a feeling of
distress among the common folks. The politicians
have made the man kind dependent on caste. This situation in the society should
not persistently remain.
Jean Jacque Roseau, a
philosopher and a guide for common folks
during the time of French Revolution – 1789,
in his book Social Contract
which was written by him in view to make the common people realise their
fundamental rights. In the book he states “Man Is Born Free But Everywhere in Chains” . He mentions this
beautiful line because he felt man was a
slave under the ruler. He felt the common man was bound to follow the
imprints of the emperor and the upper class. Henceforth Roseau emphasised on 3
watch words – Liberty, Equality & Fraternity. With these 3 watch words
common folks rose against the hierarchy.
Even great leader like Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar has brought in a kind of revolution among his own caste people
i.e. Dalits. His motive was to encourage the lower caste people to be educated
and make India understand no one is less in their spectrum. He opened schools for the dalits for their growth. Dr. Ambedkar
wanted every one to be treated equally. He believed in religion and not on CBS.
Caste is a reptile in the society. It can used for the betterment of the
society. If caste is turned off it will help people to grow in a faster pace.
Unity will sustain and discrimination will vanish. In some region in India
caste is still a substance and people have not understood the differentiation
between caste and humanity. Developing oneness can certainly bring a greater
societal change. If a person is born in a lower caste , it is not his mistake.
Its God’s creation you can’t question or discriminate him/ her. An bill must be
passed in the parliament to protect the disadvantaged, though the government
has taken steps and formulated articles to abolish untouchability.
‘Stop Casteism & Develop
Humanitarianism’.
Role of Public
Citizens of India have the sole responsibility to voice
their protest against casteism. The society is negligent towards the social
evil because every individual is keen on their own interest and their growth. People
in the present scenario are not socially bound but are bound by society’s
pressure. This makes the general public behave indifferent with various
categories of people. In order to remove the social evil from the uncultured
society the citizens have to take stringent steps to curb casteism from India.
The culture and tradition has brought a
mind-set that caste plays a vital role in families and also in society.
People say, we might loose our respect in our community but
the fact is that the public is proud to acclaim their caste. Growing caste will
lead to destructions in society. So the public must be vigilant in the process
of eradicating casteism from the society.
1. Conduct campaigns against caste.
2. Organise Human chain rallies on roads
3. Be bold enough to lodge a complaint to the police against
the perpetrators
4. If anyone comes across problems related to caste in your
area make the perpetrators understand that caste is a system for the welfare of
society, not for its degradation.
The public is the backbone for creating these problems in
society. This problem is faced by the village community in the country. The
country we live in is one which accepts the falseness in the system and do not
take any step towards a clean society. We proudly acclaim that India is secular
without acumen in respect of religion, caste and creed but India has a back mark on its shoulder so called Caste. For example, China and the
U.S.A. and all the developed countries in the world depended on each other
irrespective of their religion, creed and caste for the betterment of society
and to be in par with countries. But India has a group who are below poverty
line and they are left alone on the back of the rich. Growth stops with the
rich becoming richer and poor becoming poorer. This situation in the country
must change and revolution for this cause should be a turning point. Human life
is to achieve greater heights and not to discriminate.
The public has to join hands with the unfortunate people
to remove the social evil from the country. Villages in our country is
considered as the back bone of India’s economy . Treating villagers equally in
par with other upper caste in the village will certainly have an impact on
Indian society.
Work with unity and no divisions among people.
Responsibility of the Government
The problem of casteism had its inception from the birth of superiority among people. The root for the division were the Brahmins in the society. Hence, certain social activists such as E.V.R. kept their hands between the superior class and lower caste to bring in control, the conflicts which the people face in their social life. Mr. Naickar started the Self – Respect Movement to uplift the down trodden from the clutches of Brahmin community. Gandhi showed humanity and also wore a dhoti to be one among the common man. Kamaraj , the tall man of Indian Politics had been keen in improving the standard of living of the poor. Many other leaders have been people friendly and worked for the people. In the name of caste , the politicians misuse their and spoil the unity among people. Most of the communities who were low in the caste hierarchy remain low in the social order even today. And communities who were high in the social hierarchy remain even today high in the social hierarchy.
What is the Government’s Plan ?
The new Delhi Government under the leadership of Arvind
Kejriwal, the founder of AAM ADMI PARTY
(AAP) must not only deal with corruption and economy issues but also take steps
to curb social problems in the states. The central government has to be vigilant
in bringing down caste problems in the states. The
caste identity has become a subject of political, social and legal
interpretation. Major change in social set up must be brought about. As there
are laws followed in judiciary and politics , like wise it is the
responsibility of the Government to safe guard the poor from discrimination .
Though the SCs have been given privileges by the Government they also misuse
their right at times. Removing casteism will bring change in society. The mind
set of politicians have to change.
Youth and Caste
The youngsters of present day, are source of inspiration for
better India. If they take up responsible positions in the Government there are
high chances of change in society. Caste is a discrimination and not a system.
So, support the cause and eradicate the disease so called caste. Conducting
youth rallies protesting against the social evil will bring down rate of the
discrimination. Particularly, a rural area must be watched out for
discrimination and immediate steps have to be taken to curb the evil. When compared to other
developed nations, India is facing many social problems in the society.
Henceforth make India free from these social evils.
Create A Revolution for the Cause.
