Caste Discrimination

The caste system divides Hindus into four categories which are known as Varna System according to this these four categories are: 

Brahmin- They provide spiritual education and leadership and are known as Priest. 

Kshatriyas- They are known as Warriors and their responsibility is to protect society.

Vaisya- They are productive class landowners and Merchants.

Shudra- This is the only class who are allowed to accept any kind of employment. Commoners, Peasants, and Servants fall under this category.  

The fifth category falls outside the Varna system and consists of those known as "Untouchables" or "Dalits". There is a belief that the groups are originated from Brahma, the Hindu god creation. Thus, Brahmin represents its mouth, Kshatriyas as their arms, Vaisya is from the thigh and Shudra's are from the feet. 

This system divided people into equal and hierarchical social groups. Those are considered as "lower human beings", "Impure" and "Polluting" to other groups. 

Is the Varna System fair by dividing Hindus into hundreds and hundreds of sub caste category? 

The most ancient mention of the caste system is found in the Rig Veda, believed to be developed between 1500-800 BC. Untouchables are the main victims of this system of oppression are not even mentioned in the Vedas. 

Issues like Untouchability and Discrimination based on caste still exist in today's era especially in the rural areas and the reason behind this is the deep-rooted customs and traditions of the caste system. Not only adults and women even children are also the victims facing humiliation. Students of scheduled caste have been asked to sit on the floor or even outside the class to pursue education. 

Upper caste people considered themselves as Impure (Ashudh) when they mistakenly touched the untouchables or the things belongs to them then they necessarily cleaned themselves (Shudhikaran) with pure water known as Gangajal. Even the river Ganga is used by both the untouchables and by the Brahmins from where there they take gangajal. 

If the river is used by both how one can consider Gangajal as pure water or Dalits as untouchables?

In Hindu culture touching god's feet (charansparsh) is considered as showing gratitude towards the lord and seeking blessings (Ashirwad) from them is good and positive than why people originated from their feet are Impure or Untouchables?

Many people believe that the caste system plays a very important and crucial role to maintain the hierarchy. Which type of hierarchy is this which shows the differences among humans which is against humanity? 

The caste system is the main reason for the degradation of a large portion of the population. They were and still are treated like sub-humans. Some people regarded and abused them as crawling worms of gutters and they are born as Dalit or Harijan because they had done crimes in their previous life. No one remains Brahmin by blood nor is anyone Sudra by birth then why they are treated like animals?

Hatred has replaced the feeling of respect and sympathy amongst the member of high and low caste and this attitude develops the worst form of untouchability which pushed a larger major section of society lower than an animal. 

Those people were deprived of all privilege which was available to members of high class and was not allowed to enter the temples, ghats, wells, and schools. Thus this system cuts nearly crores of people from the mainstream of Indian social life. 

The biggest example of this is that in June 2018 the three Dalit boys were beaten stripped, beaten, and paraded naked by villagers in the state of Maharashtra for swimming in the well that belonged to an upper-caste family, police said. 

It creates political disunity and is impossible to unite them politically as the system divided the whole society into the innumerable subdivision.  It has been an obstacle to the growth of national unity in the country. It does not allow changes to be introduced in society and they are not ready to accept the changes needed for social progress due to the customs and traditions created by their castes. 

The caste system is undemocratic because it denies equal rights irrespective of their caste, creed, and color states in article 15 of the constitution. The individuals of lower castes have no opportunity for mental and physical development. Thus, this created inequality among the Hindus. 

Aren't the people of the same group creating differences amongst themselves by dividing humans based on their caste?