MN Srinivas:"The caste system is far from a rigid system. Movement has always been possible". Srinivas defined sanskritization as a process by which "a low or middle Hindu caste, or tribal or other group...contd. Sanskritaisation: Contd: changes its customs, ritual ideology, and way of life in the direction of a high and frequently twice-born caste.
Caste is not 4 letter word. It is more like a 3 letter word: you talk about it, but with a giggle; everyone does it; with some one close you can talk about it openly - the good, the bad & the ugly aspects of it. Ignorance or denial of it, like that of its 3 letter cousin leads to wrong attitude, confused identity, relationship problems, & exploitation. Caste Education/Literacy is a right of information in a matter that affects us so as to have healthy identity and relationships
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