So the actual Caste system really is only Broken up into 4 groups: the Brahmin at the top, followed by the Kshatriya, Next are the Vaishya, and at the bottom of the "actual" caste system are the Sudra. After that there is even a group of outsiders known as the Hariajan or the Untouchables. The Brahmin are at the top of the Caste system. They are the priest and other religious figures in india, or nowadays those who come from the descent of those priest. They were the highest because they took care of all the religious matters, like sacrifice which were very important to them.
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| Kshatriya Warrior |
Next on the chart are the Kshatriya. They are all the members of the warrior class who kept peace within the Hindu villages and fought all the battles for the Hindu people.
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| Painting of a Merchant |
Next are the Sudras. They are at the bottom of the caste system, but they don not necessarily have the worst jobs. They are the merchants, bakers, farmers, etc. for the Indian people. A strong middle class is important to any thriving society, especially one that grew to have as large of a population that India has. Seeing that their population was able to grow to over a billion they must have had a very strong farming class and a large surplus of food at all times. Great job farmers!
Last in Hindu society are the "Untouchables". The untouchables are outsiders to original roots of hinduism and receive the worst jobs that India has to offer. They are called untouchables because they are considered to be so low that they are now outside of the caste system and everyone looks down to them. In modern day there is still very much a sense of biased and profiling against the untouchables. Even to this day India has passed anti-racism laws against poorly mistreating members of this class.
Well I'm out of tea for the night. Great history lesson, Chance Parson out.
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