Sunday, May 6, 2012


India is a country with lots of diversity, with a population of more than a billion people, more than 1652 languages. Culture so diverse that at one end we feel proud of ourselves with being one of the oldest civilizations in the world going back 30000 yrs. On other hand discrimination within the society based on religion, linguistic values, caste and etc makes us feel not so good.

If you look at the very fabric of our culture you will observe that the changes which took place since Independence is remarkable for good and not so good factors.

Today we will go from the politics of ancient India to the modern India.

During the time of Vedas the Indian society was divided in various sections based on the division of work assigned to that particular community. Like the people who where good hunters where expected to hunt and feed the community along with that the where also supposed to feed and protect, so they became “Khatriyas”. Some people where intelligent and well verse with the various aspects of life so they chose to do research and develop new things, teach, so they become “Brahmans”. So people where good traders and the used to breed cattle’s, farming etc. so they became Vaishyas. Now some people where good in doing hard labour, so they became “Shudras”. Why I am saying this as it is the premise of the development of community system in India. Which unless understood will not clarify certain points.

During the ancient times people from any community could choose to do any anything a son of Brahmins where not said Brahmins if they were not learned intellectuals, they would not be khatriyas if they are cowards, and likewise. People where identified based on the level and quality of work they do. History of Indian civilisation is full of such examples where people choose what they want to do and did that.

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