see sxn 3. to 4.4 Caste - The Ethical Corruption
On-Colonial-Experience-And-the-Indian-Renaissance
basically western categories (eg discrimination, the "system") are unable to account for the richness of Indian experience. That is why, in the "western world", we repeatedly come across such absurdities (said in all seriousness) as:
'marriage is prostitution'
Proudhon's 'property is theft'
abortion-anti-abortion dramabazi
'atleast he's consistent in his beliefs',
'atleast he believes in something, that's what i really respect'
concept of "caste system" is along same type of absurdity.
On-Colonial-Experience-And-the-Indian-Renaissance
basically western categories (eg discrimination, the "system") are unable to account for the richness of Indian experience. That is why, in the "western world", we repeatedly come across such absurdities (said in all seriousness) as:
'marriage is prostitution'
Proudhon's 'property is theft'
abortion-anti-abortion dramabazi
'atleast he's consistent in his beliefs',
'atleast he believes in something, that's what i really respect'
concept of "caste system" is along same type of absurdity.

