Caste System

Caste System, also called Casteism is a system of governance in which groups of people are segregated into socio-economic groups by birth and are generally only allowed to marry within. Caste systems, as opposed to other forms of governance were especially common in South Asia.

In a Caste System there are traditionally four castes: The religious caste,  The military caste, the commerce caste and the menial labour caste. With there sometimes being 'untouchables' who are outside the caste system and specifically discriminated against.

Doctrine
The original manifestation of the Caste System was in Hinduism, from the Varnas. Varnas were classifications of different jobs, and their duties in society. The goal of the Varnas was to classify people on their job and skill, and dedicate duties to each varna. Originally, the caste system was not inheritable, and it was decided on your education, skill, personality, and career. A member of the commerce class could join the ruling class if he took over, and was assertive enough to rule. The same could go for a ruling class member, who could go down to become a laborer if he was not effective and was lazy, and lost his power. Of course, children often were like their parents, and received a similar education, allowing children to be the same Varna as their parent.

Once the British conquered India, the idea of a birth-right caste system was born, as Brahmins (Religious Caste), were told of their superiority over everyone else, and the idea was propagated. While not the original manifestation, it soon became the more popular theory, and made the Caste System from a flexible social order into a rigid one. In the modern days, it has slowly returned to a flexible one, but there is still much influence from the birth-right theory.

Upper Caste

 * [[File:Hind.png]] Hindu Theocracy - I'm honored that you chose me as your social system!
 * [[File:Cap.png]] Capitalism - We are not totally similar, but I agree that there must be a social order, and people should prove their worth. Your not bad!

Lower Caste

 * [[File:Hindutva.png]] Hindutva - You continue on my legacy but your founder hated me.
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - Hinduism says to donate to the poor, but you throw away the idea of a social hierarchy. What do you have against rulers and followers?

Untouchable Pariahs

 * [[File:MLM.png]] Marxism–Leninism–Maoism - Evil.

Wikipedia

 * Caste
 * [[File:Cball-India.png]] Caste system in India
 * [[File:Cball-Nepal.png]] Caste system in Nepal
 * [[File:Cball-Pakistan.png]] Caste system in Pakistan
 * [[File:Cball-SriLanka.png]] Caste system in Sri Lanka
 * [[File:Cball-Indonesia.png]] Balinese caste system
 * [[File:Pan-Africanism.png]] Caste systems in Africa