[Suzy]

Does the caste system still exist in India, and if so, how does one deal with it in a modern society?

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Name : Suzy, Gender : F, City : San Francisco, State : CA, Country : Saudi Arabia, 

[Natalie]

I found a great link that explains the caste system http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu91/6g.asp Also, Although it is still practised in rural ares, it is illegal to discriminate because of caste in India.

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Name : Natalie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Deist, Age : 32, City : Toronto, State : NA, Country : Canada, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[Nadia]

I think that India doesn’t have a chaste system, one of my friends was surfing the porno net and found a site where you could watch nude Hindu women, and, like any porno site, they were having crazy sex with anyone. Also, there are tons of x-rated movies going on over there. So I guess India is just like America.

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Name : Nadia, Gender : F, Race : Islam, Religion : Muslim, Age : 22, City : Ceres, State : CA, Country : United States, 

[mohan]

Yes it still does exist in India. Sad but true ! Very prevalent in rural india. But it is not that prevalent in the metropolitan cities, although it does exist at a very subtle level. How does one deal with it ? One doesn’t. Almost everyone accepts it, turns a blind eye and continues with life.

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[Em Kay]

It exists, but it is eroding. Education and urbanization are eroding it. Younger, educated people in big cities are not even aware of the different caste names, and are not interested in the caste of their collegues or classmates. Older people who grew up in villages where everybody knew everyone else’s castes, and interacted appropriately are more aware of it. But they adapt to modern society, and don’t stick to the old rules. One area where it still plays an important part is in marriages. Arranged marriages are almost always between people of the same caste. Where the boy and girl choose each other, if they are of different caste, the response of the parents varies widely. If the families are living in a big city, and are educated, it causes barely a ripple. If the parents are living in a small village, with a strong community, then the response can be draconic.

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Name : Em Kay, Gender : F, Race : Indian, Religion : Hindu, Age : 40, City : Toronto, State : NA, Country : Canada, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Jaya]

Well… yes and no. I’m Indian, and in my society, we don’t care about caste. Basically, in urban middle class society, it doesn’t really matter. But in villages it can be kinda cruel. Similarly, teenagers and now adults can’t differentiate between castes, but senior citizens and people from old fashioned backgrounds know a lot about it. It’s against the law anyway, and no one’s allowed to practice, but a few orthodox families bar inter-caste marriages. It’s not like anyone’s untouchable like it used to be a hundred years ago, and my parents wouldn’t stop me from marrying anyone I wanted to. It’s there someplaces and not there in others.

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