Caste System in India is Racist

[JohnSmith]

I found an Article about it here
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/suraj-y...ther-in-india/

"The ultra-racism in India is closely intertwined with the wretched caste system. The internalized violence is reinvigorated and reproduced through the repetition of xenophobic stories, where an easy scapegoat is the darker skinned foreigner. Experiences of race and caste have in common the perpetuation of violence, perpetrated with impunity, against an "inferior being".

While there are active campaigns in India that challenge the cultural disparagement of darker skin, these do not take into account the stubborn casteism at the core of this phenomenon. We need to come to terms with the fact that people are discriminated against not solely on the basis of their complexion, but caste, a marker of which is often colour..."

[Cristiano viejo]

Not your business, Johnny.

[von.nteller]

indeed

[JohnSmith]

Not your business, Johnny.

I am interested it seems like Race is involved in it to some degree. Indians tend to not like being really dark according to the article. Interesting because white people are always tanning and wanting to be darker.

[von.nteller]

I will reply to this thread a little later don't have the energy at the moment.

[Cristiano viejo]

I will reply to this thread a little later don't have the energy at the moment.

You need a good dosis of curry for this.

[Daler Mendhi]

then why didn't Indians mix with angrej?

[von.nteller]

I'm a Kshatriya (note: Not a Warrior clan, but landowners/businessmen)

[Daler Mendhi]

I'm a Kshatriya (note: Not a Warrior clan, but landowners/businessmen)

Patels are shudras

[von.nteller]

Patels are shudras

No they're not.

Patels are a farming clan.