Caste System
This article talks about the new welfare commission that Kerala
government has launched for the rich and powerful communities in India. The
community will only serve people who belong to economically forward classes and
this would be a necessary condition to gain benefit from the government scheme.
The welfare commission has been set up as a result of protests by stronger
communities since the lower communities enjoy privileges such as minimum
reservation in educational institutes, pensions for widows and scholarships for
students. The welfare commission is a result of positive discrimination seen in
different areas of Kerala and students along with widows can apply for ‘Forward
Commission’ if they can prove that they belong to socially powerful or forward
communities. I have chosen this article since it relates to the social issue of
Caste System in my book “Karma” by Cathy Ostlere through showing the caste
differences between Sandeep’s mother Parvati and his father Barindra and how it
affects their relationship along with family decisions. Sandeep’s mother
Parvati was born as a Kshatriya and married to his father Barindra’s lower Vaishya’s
caste which led to downward slide in their social standing. Their caste system
and beliefs clashed with each other when Barindra wanted to bring Maya to their
family the same way as they brought Sandeep but this time Parvati refused to do
so. Parvati blamed Maya’s parents for giving her such a name since her name
consisted both the elements of Hinduism and Sikhism which at that time were
ready to slaughter and thirsty for each other’s blood during that time. This
shows that the Caste System in India created such situations that no one
imagined before and played an aggressive role in the riots of 1989.
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