This chapter has a lot to do with Social Hierarchies and the different classes that people are in different societies. It is interesting to see how people in the same environment can be peasants towards people that are the same type of person in which are at the top of the system being rich.
One section in particular is the social life and duty in classical India. There are a five levels in the caste system in India:
Brahmin -- priests, teachers
Ksatriya -- warriors, rulers
Vaisya -- farmers, merchants, artisans
Sudra -- labor
Untouchables -- polluted labor
These are the different levels which exist in India, not only a back hundreds of years ago, but still at this moment do exist. In connecting this topic which my own life, being Indian I also take part in this caste system. My mother was born full Brahmin, and my father was born full Ksatriya which makes me half and half on both level. Being on the top of caste list, my family has more of a upper hand on most aspects. My mother does not want me to marry in any lower than what I am now, and is a big deal in regards to who I am marry, what caste they are, and how their families are. It would be impossible for me to even think about marrying outside my race, let alone out of my class.
Overall, the caste system plays a huge role in the Indian society. Although it may not seem like a big deal, it hugely is. This does not only occur in India but even occurs here in the United States. There is a huge difference between the Power Elite and the homeless people of our society. Although we dont categorize ourselves as a caste system, we have come to have our own titles in that same sense. This phenomenon occurs all over the world.
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