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The ] and ] has existed for centuries. It is described as a hierarchical, ] and closed system of jatis that assigned people different classes in society. Hindu scriptures however state that caste system is not hierarchical but based on the person's character, knowledge and work.<ref>"" by ] p. 19-20]</ref> Caste-based identification is unique to Indian society<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Partha|title=The Nation and Its Fragments: Colonial and Post-Colonial Histories|date=1993|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=New Jersy|isbn=0691019436|page=173|quote=If there was one institution that... centrally and essentially characterized the Indian society as radically different from the Western society, it was the institution of caste.}}</ref> and it is also found among ], ] and ]. Systems similar to Indian caste system can be found in other parts of the world, like ] of ],<ref>], ''],'' Fourth Estate, London, 2010, pp 26-27.</ref> and ] of ] as well as the ].<ref>"China's New Confucianism: Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society" by Daniel A. Bell, p. 186, quote = "From a liberal democratic perspective in other words, the hukou system is the functional equivalent of a caste system that marks a group of people as second-class citizens just because they were unlucky enough to be born in the countryside."</ref> |
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The ] and ] has existed for centuries. It is described as a hierarchical, ] and closed system of jatis that assigned people different classes in society. Hindu scriptures however state that caste system is not hierarchical but based on the person's character, knowledge and work.<ref>"" by ] p. 19-20</ref> Caste-based identification is unique to Indian society<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Partha|title=The Nation and Its Fragments: Colonial and Post-Colonial Histories|date=1993|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=New Jersy|isbn=0691019436|page=173|quote=If there was one institution that... centrally and essentially characterized the Indian society as radically different from the Western society, it was the institution of caste.}}</ref> and it is also found among ], ] and ]. Systems similar to Indian caste system can be found in other parts of the world, like ] of ],<ref>], ''],'' Fourth Estate, London, 2010, pp 26-27.</ref> and ] of ] as well as the ].<ref>"China's New Confucianism: Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society" by Daniel A. Bell, p. 186, quote = "From a liberal democratic perspective in other words, the hukou system is the functional equivalent of a caste system that marks a group of people as second-class citizens just because they were unlucky enough to be born in the countryside."</ref> |
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Later, after the ], the caste system was legally established.<ref>"", by ], p. 450</ref> The land policy created new class of landlords, drove millions into the ranks of tenants and agricultural labors.<ref>"Identity and Genesis of Caste System in India", by Ramesh Chandra, p. 77</ref> Even though caste was actually based on one's deeds or works, afterwards it was generalized by birth. |
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Later, after the ], the caste system was legally established.<ref>"", by ], p. 450</ref> The land policy created new class of landlords, drove millions into the ranks of tenants and agricultural labors.<ref>"Identity and Genesis of Caste System in India", by Ramesh Chandra, p. 77</ref> Even though caste was actually based on one's deeds or works, afterwards it was generalized by birth. |
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