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You may even be born as an animal, says the Upanishad, if the karma is very bad’ (Vivekananda)\n*   *  *\nI once met a Mahar, who, fearing that I was going near him and that my purity might then be defiled in case I touched him, and that he might incur the sin of defiling my purity, cried out at once and made his caste known to me. I got into conversation with him. I found that Mahar, though illiterate, could repeat many verses of Tukaram, Namdeo and Chokhamela. He appeared to be well acquainted with the theories of Karma and Bhakti, and of transmigration of soul. He believed that though he was a Mahar in that birth, by some misdoings in his past life, he was going to become a Brahmana in the next birth, as he felt the desire for learning Sanskrit, and reading Gita and Puranas. He conceived that these desires were clear indications of the better birth which he was going to get in his next life.\nI do not know how far such sentiments exist in other members of the tribe. Bid it is not improbable that very many of the low castes believe, or are made to believe, that they justly suffer in this condition as a retribution for the sins which they did in the past life. [THE HISTORY OF CASTE IN INDIA by SHRIDHAR V. KETKAR (1909)]\nContents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-4\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498709\" \u00141.\tWe, the self-respecting humans, are born free.\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498709 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498710\" \u00141.1\tEqual status in Charvaka Hinduism\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498710 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498711\" \u00141.2\tEqual status in Islam and Christianity\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498711 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498712\" \u00141.3\tAlleged equal consciousness in Vedanta\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498712 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498713\" \u00141.3.1.1\tShankara learnt Advaita from a “low caste” Chandala, but he never really got the point, did he?\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498713 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498714\" \u00141.4\tSay no to caste\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498714 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498715\" \u00142.\tCaste is immoral from first principles\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498715 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498716\" \u00142.1\tViolation of basic ethical principles\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498716 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498717\" \u00142.1.1\tDenial of equal status\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498717 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498718\" \u00142.1.1.1\tLower castes called foul names\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498718 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498719\" \u00142.1.1.2\tSudras treated like children\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498719 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498720\" \u00142.1.2\tDenial of equal liberty\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498720 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498721\" \u00142.1.2.1\tSubtle model of race domination, not race extermination\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498721 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498722\" \u00142.1.3\tDestruction of self-respect\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498722 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498723\" \u00142.1.4\tDifferent justice for different castes\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498723 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498724\" \u00142.2\tWhat’s wrong with eugenics, scientific racism, Hindutva and Hindu caste system?\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498724 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498725\" \u00142.2.1\tA worldview that groups disparate people together on GENETIC (birth based) criteria is collectivist:\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc365498725 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc365498726\" \u00142.2.2\tThese worldvi","cbCaidMZ9DMgAS6n","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidMZ9DMgAS6n","docx",1822593,126,"English","# We, the self-respecting humans, are born free\n## Equal status in Charvaka Hinduism\n## Equal status in Islam and Christianity\n## Alleged equal consciousness in Vedanta\n## Say no to caste\n# Caste is immoral from first principles\n## Violation of basic ethical principles\n## Denial of equal status\n## Denial of equal liberty\n## Different justice for different castes\n## What’s wrong with eugenics, scientific racism, Hindutva and Hindu caste system?\n## Hypothesis: India’s caste system contributed a CRITICAL justification for global racism\n# Not just destruction of liberty but oppression and VIOLENCE\n## Control over key life events\n## Careful ‘domestication’ (victim-consent) of the oppressed\n## Obnoxious suggestion that others ‘pollute’ us\n## Possible link of ‘pollution’ with beef eating\n## Blaming victims for their plight\n## Economic discrimination\n## Mistreatment and humiliation of lower castes/ outcastes\n## Untouchability, and violence against the outcastes","[{\"question\":\"How does caste discrimination affect Dalits according to the book?\",\"answer\":\"It describes widespread social stigmatization and physical segregation, along with limited access to education and advancement. It also notes under-representation in government, business, and the organised labor market.\"},{\"question\":\"What ethical argument does the text use to claim caste is immoral?\",\"answer\":\"The book argues caste violates basic ethical principles by denying equal status and equal liberty, undermining self-respect and distributing different justice to different castes.\"},{\"question\":\"Which mechanisms of oppression are discussed beyond loss of liberty?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights control over key life events, ‘domestication’ of the oppressed through victim-consent, pollution beliefs, victim-blaming, economic discrimination, mistreatment and humiliation, untouchability, and violence against outcastes.\"}]","Scientific Hinduism - Book 2 - Brahminical (caste) Hinduism: institutionalised oppression | DOCX",44]