Why was the caste system in India introduced?
The caste system was introduced in order to prevent chaos from ruining the very fabric of society…. there was a time when there was no division and because of this there were conflicts between religion and kingdom then there was a separation of everything based on the RESPONSIBILITY entrusted to the person. The Kshatriya was responsible to ensure that the Kingdom would be safe and secure. The Brahmins were supposed to learn and utilize their knowledge for the betterment of the society. The Vasishtas were responsible for trade activities and the Shudra’s were for labour activities. There was no reason for ne1 to be superior at that time but as time went on it evolved into a caste system and led to suppression of the Shudra’s due to the unsocial attitude of the brahmins who did not want to share their knowledge for the fear of losing their importance in society. This can be proved when there are so many stuff that was invented by our rishis never written down and kept as a secret. I remember during the time of my poonal the gayatri mantra was whispered into my ears as it is a secret mantra. So, it has arisen out of this need to find social relevance because the brahmins would no longer have been important if they had shared their knowledge. This is the main reason for the split and I would certainly like ppl to comment on wat they think abt this.
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