India's Jati (Tribal) structure is actually the only reason why India is a democracy, because the tribes are small (relatively) at 1-30 million in size each, there isn't the large group tensions that would otherwise exist. For example if India had instead 4 groups of 25% each, that would be worse, and if India had 2 groups of 50% each, that would inevitably create more tensions. Also, western intellectuals have a very poor analysis of India (and probably all non-western civilizations). For example, most Indian states have a larger population than countries like Italy, France etc. Infact, India has more people than all of Europe put together. Looking at the diversity and disunity in Europe, I think Hindus have done an incredible job.
Hinduism's Jati structure and tolerance for religious diversity has created an incredibly large country.
Outside of some parts of rural India, people in India don't pick their job based upon Jati, that's western propaganda to demonize Hindus and show them as savages (old 19th century trick)
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Dear Hauma Hamiddha,
I think the devotion to work can be find also in a different way from the Jati appartenence, in a society like the European one where Jatis doesn't exist many people find in work they life purpose without beeing directed in this lifestyle by any born-law. May be they simply feel their dharma without having an imposed direction, they find their way on themself.
This can't be applied to all people, but it seems to be more equal and more free.
Still in the Hope this wouldn't delete the religion sense and traditions.
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Hinduism's Jati structure and tolerance for religious diversity has created an incredibly large country.
Outside of some parts of rural India, people in India don't pick their job based upon Jati, that's western propaganda to demonize Hindus and show them as savages (old 19th century trick)
<!--QuoteBegin-Erica+Nov 7 2006, 10:42 PM-->QUOTE(Erica @ Nov 7 2006, 10:42 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Hauma Hamiddha+Nov 7 2006, 06:15 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hauma Hamiddha @ Nov 7 2006, 06:15 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> So the industrialization and industrial urbanization of India would have been a greater success if it had happened within the jAti structure and preseerved it.
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Dear Hauma Hamiddha,
I think the devotion to work can be find also in a different way from the Jati appartenence, in a society like the European one where Jatis doesn't exist many people find in work they life purpose without beeing directed in this lifestyle by any born-law. May be they simply feel their dharma without having an imposed direction, they find their way on themself.
This can't be applied to all people, but it seems to be more equal and more free.
Still in the Hope this wouldn't delete the religion sense and traditions.
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