Why does the caste system persist in India?

A system exists, is held on, preserved, reproduced, and explained in carefully constructed language that only look as borderline justifications, because it serves some purpose. A corollary, valid question is, serving purpose for who? read more

India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities. The system which divides Hindus into rigid hierarchical groups based on their karma (work) and dharma (the Hindi word for religion, but here it means duty) is generally accepted to be more than 3,000 years old. read more

While the varna system (caste system) seems to do only harm to the society, it actually had succeeded in holding this society together for millennia while other sytems all over the world had failed. However hard one may try, the varna system is inevitable. It is in the basic fabric of society (not just Indian society). read more