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The Caste System has so badly infested the country that inspite of best efforts of the government or the Reformist movements, India has not been able to come out of it.

It is a cheaper and more productive way to create a political win and social network for India.

Manu Rishi in fact, had only defined them as classes based on the occupations or professions and not castes as they are known now.

THE NECESSITY OF THE CASTE SYSTEM:

1. Hinduism doesn't have a code of conduct. The caste system makes Hinduism flexible. It give gives Hindus freedom, better quality of life, easy adaptability and yet eternal discipline.

2. The castes enable Hindus to interact with all sections of the society without losing their identity.

2. The castes are based on geography, Natural Resources and seasonal changes and the nature of human beings. It is not based on just human needs and thus on occupations. There are more than 2,000 castes and more than 20,000 sub castes.

This infinite subdivisions shouldn't be misinterpreted as disintegration of Hindu society but as fine tuning of needs, availabilities and capabilities.

3. Every caste is an equivalent of a religion. Thus, Hinduism is an umbrella of compatible religions. Because of this non homogeneous nature of Hinduism, it is not possible to damage the entire Hindu religion.

4. The caste system is like a social ladder with infinite rungs.

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Officially it has been abolished, however it appears to still be significant in Indian society.

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No, I understand except their worshipping procedures of Buddha.

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There is no more caste system

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