05-17-2006, 10:21 PM
bengal doesnt have much of a caste system cos of reformers like Ram mohun roy and Vidyasagar, also cos of the elitocracy during the Rennaisanse (for ex - Shri Aurobondo was a yadav by caste). the brahmo samaj also was totally against caste system.Then the english too were pretty "liberty equality fraternity" kind of, and finally the commies are totally anti-caste system. also feudalism as seen in up, mp, bihar has been rooted out. casteism still exists in wb, but not to an extent where we witness caste killings or caste politics.