12-28-2009, 05:21 PM
[quote name='agnivayu' date='25 December 2009 - 09:36 PM' timestamp='1261756685' post='103130']
Depends what we mean by Caste.[/quote]
Thanks for the incredible amount of info put so succinctly. This is a marked post for my archive now.
My interest is in finding the continuity in both space and time as far as it is applicable to socio-economics life. This leaves me with rather little time for collection of data.
[quote name='agnivayu' date='25 December 2009 - 09:36 PM' timestamp='1261756685' post='103130'] So, the only real bad part about the so called "caste" system is the pre-industrial labor exploitation aspect which naturally disappears with Industrial growth. I would be shocked if it even exists at all in 30 years. Every year with urbanization and industrialization it's dropping phenomenally.
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I try my best to avoid debates over usage of words, trying to focus instead on ideas and in this regard, IMHO, anything can be twisted and turned into anything else. Done enough of that and seen enough of it in my commercial vocation. Caste is just one of the infinite numbers of such cases that are do-able.
Chances of your anticipated caste restructuring (idea that I subscribe to as well), are indeed brighter than that of the reverse happening and the feedback will ensure that things only change even faster and with even more surety in future.
Depends what we mean by Caste.[/quote]
Thanks for the incredible amount of info put so succinctly. This is a marked post for my archive now.
My interest is in finding the continuity in both space and time as far as it is applicable to socio-economics life. This leaves me with rather little time for collection of data.
[quote name='agnivayu' date='25 December 2009 - 09:36 PM' timestamp='1261756685' post='103130'] So, the only real bad part about the so called "caste" system is the pre-industrial labor exploitation aspect which naturally disappears with Industrial growth. I would be shocked if it even exists at all in 30 years. Every year with urbanization and industrialization it's dropping phenomenally.
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I try my best to avoid debates over usage of words, trying to focus instead on ideas and in this regard, IMHO, anything can be twisted and turned into anything else. Done enough of that and seen enough of it in my commercial vocation. Caste is just one of the infinite numbers of such cases that are do-able.
Chances of your anticipated caste restructuring (idea that I subscribe to as well), are indeed brighter than that of the reverse happening and the feedback will ensure that things only change even faster and with even more surety in future.