{"id":18473,"date":"2023-12-05T13:08:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T13:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=18473"},"modified":"2023-12-07T04:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T04:37:03","slug":"has-caste-lost-its-relevance-in-understanding-the-multi-cultural-indian-society-elaborate-your-answer-with-illustrations-150-words-10-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/has-caste-lost-its-relevance-in-understanding-the-multi-cultural-indian-society-elaborate-your-answer-with-illustrations-150-words-10-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"Has caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi- cultural Indian Society? Elaborate your answer with illustrations.\u202f (150 words, 10 marks)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/current-affairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-1.png\" alt=\"UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz - Edukemy\" class=\"wp-image-14085\" width=\"780\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-1-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-1-585x137.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Caste, while diminishing in some aspects, remains relevant in Indian society, influencing social dynamics and disparities. Illustrations include caste-based discrimination and inequalities persisting in various domains. Despite modernization, the deep-rooted influence of caste continues to shape social relationships, making it a nuanced and evolving aspect of Indian culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>UPSC Mains General Studies Paper \u2013 1 Mains 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-civil-services-ias-exam-question-paper-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-civil-services-ias-exam-question-paper-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PSC Mains Civil Services IAS Exam Question Paper \u2013 2020&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tag: <\/strong>Salient features of Indian Society.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e397801a4d8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 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href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/has-caste-lost-its-relevance-in-understanding-the-multi-cultural-indian-society-elaborate-your-answer-with-illustrations-150-words-10-marks\/#Lost_relevance\" title=\"Lost relevance\">Lost relevance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/has-caste-lost-its-relevance-in-understanding-the-multi-cultural-indian-society-elaborate-your-answer-with-illustrations-150-words-10-marks\/#Persistence_of_caste\" title=\"Persistence of caste\">Persistence of caste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/has-caste-lost-its-relevance-in-understanding-the-multi-cultural-indian-society-elaborate-your-answer-with-illustrations-150-words-10-marks\/#Action_taken_to_annihilate_evils_of_caste_systems\" title=\"Action taken to annihilate evils of caste systems\">Action taken to annihilate evils of caste systems<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/has-caste-lost-its-relevance-in-understanding-the-multi-cultural-indian-society-elaborate-your-answer-with-illustrations-150-words-10-marks\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/has-caste-lost-its-relevance-in-understanding-the-multi-cultural-indian-society-elaborate-your-answer-with-illustrations-150-words-10-marks\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/has-caste-lost-its-relevance-in-understanding-the-multi-cultural-indian-society-elaborate-your-answer-with-illustrations-150-words-10-marks\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Approach\"><\/span>Approach<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>In Introduction, try to give definition of caste system and try to link with the demand of the question.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>In Body,&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li><strong>Give elaborate structure of caste system in contemporary India.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Write about certain challenges presented by the caste system.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Mention the steps taken to abolish the evils of the caste system.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>In Conclusion, provide an insight in the present context, to uphold diversity.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answer\"><\/span>Answer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Caste refers to any genetic classification of Hindu society and is distinguished by the degree of the relative purity of ritual or adultery and social status. It is a <strong>part of multicultural Indian society<\/strong> which is characterized by hereditary transmission of a style of life which includes an occupation, <strong>ritual status in a hierarchy<\/strong>, and customary social interaction and <strong>exclusion based on cultural notions<\/strong> of purity and pollution. Till date, the caste system dominates the pluralistic foundation of Indian society and throws up many challenges.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lost_relevance\"><\/span>Lost relevance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Restaurants, shopping malls, regional celebrations, local festivals, public institutions, private establishments, do not entertain the caste factor.&nbsp;<\/li><li>People today subscribe to class identities based on income and profession, people in urban areas are included or excluded based on their economic status and professional achievements&nbsp;<\/li><li>Under the impact of globalization and technological advancement, the strict codes of marriage and inheritance have diluted with more inter-caste marriages taking place&nbsp;<\/li><li>Also people today want to be identified as liberal broad-minded and cosmopolitan free from the influence of cast, this Indian multicultural society finds caste disrespectful, antithetical to social cohesion and violative of the Constitution&nbsp;<\/li><li>Affirmative action or positive discrimination has changed the premises of institutional caste discrimination and determination.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Persistence_of_caste\"><\/span>Persistence of caste<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>However, when it comes to personal aspirations and social capital within the society we see the indispensable role of caste in making decisions even in a multiculturally diverse society, these forces are particularly active in the rural setting&nbsp;<\/li><li>Inter-caste marriages are not that common, even matrimony sites cater to caste preference&nbsp;<\/li><li>What is more, politics acknowledges both multiculturalism and caste, but often follows and exploited identities&nbsp;<\/li><li>Even though untouchability and caste-based discrimination is barred under the Constitution of India, occupations like manual scavenging have the majority of workers from lower castes.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Action_taken_to_annihilate_evils_of_caste_systems\"><\/span>Action taken to annihilate evils of caste systems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Indian Government has <strong>enacted laws to remove untouchability<\/strong> and has also brought in many reforms to improve the quality of life for the weaker sections of society. Few among them are:&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Constitutionally guaranteed Fundamental human Rights.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Abolition of \u2018untouchability\u2019 in 1950 under Article 17 of the Indian Constitution.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Provision of reservation in places like educational institutions, for employment opportunities etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Establishing social welfare departments and national commissions for the welfare of scheduled castes and tribes&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Caste as a dominant force may not be easily visible today in our multicultural society, however, it still thrives in subtler ways and holds clues to our society, to its social-political and economical dynamics.One of the most significant yet paradoxical changes in the caste system in the contemporary period is that it has tended to become \u2018invisible\u2019 for the upper caste, urban middle and upper classes. For the so-called scheduled castes and tribes and the backward castes \u2013 the opposite has happened. Forthem, caste has become all too visible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\"><\/span><strong>In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For UPSC Prelims Resources,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc-cse-prelims-resource-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Daily Updates and Study Material:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our Telegram Channel &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/WithEdukemy4IAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edukemy for IAS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. 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