Class Description
Caste System
Overview: Caste system, Genesis of caste, Notion of Untouchability, Purity and Pollution, Undesirable marital affinity, Evolution of caste in India - Pre Independence/Post Independence, Pre- Independent - Influences, British Objectives, Modern Education, Conservative elements, Post Independence – Two view Points:- Caste as an institution and not to interfere into the caste institution, Middle Path - Caste Reform, Caste Reforms - Constitutional remedies, economic reforms (J.C Kumarappa Committee), Political reform, Legislative reforms, Institutional remedies, Schemes
