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... However, there is a sinister side to this diversity, and it can be found in the class system which (even though on its last legs), is still followed in many parts of the country.
The class system followed in India is very different from its counterparts in the rest of the world. It is a caste based system rather than an economic class based system, where your lineage and occupation rather than your bank balance determines the category you fall in.
The caste system in India has been in place for approximately 5000 years from the beginning of the Vedic age, when a sage named Manu set down the laws governing society and day to day life. ...
The caste system divides society into four hierarchical segments, which are (in order):
• Brahmins (Priests/Clergy)
• Kshatriyas (Warriors, Nobility)
• Vaishyas (Traders, Artisans)
• Shudras (Janitors, Sanitation workers etc. ...
The caste system as such was very rigid and it was impossible to change your caste or get married out of your caste. People were born into a particular caste. They had the same caste as their parents, and could only marry within their own caste. ... But then again, even when the funeral pyres were being lit, people were bound by the laws of the system, and had to use designated cremation grounds. ... Furthermore, it was forbidden to eat food prepared by a member of a lower caste. ...
Today, the caste system legally does not exist.
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