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Essay on The Reformation of the Caste System of India under the Leadership of Ghandi
The religion and culture of India is highly misunderstood, and mission strategies are based on this misunderstanding. The term Hinduism was coined by the British about 200 years ago to denote all religions and worships outside of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Many think that Hinduism with its millions of gods is the dominant animistic religion of the Hindus and the caste system is an integral part of their ancient culture. However this is not true since the ancient culture of India has been one of equality and love for all communities & nations. The caste system is about 1200 years old and is the taproot of racism (based on color) in the world society, which developed less than 200 years ago. For instance why would Shakespeare write Othello (early 17th c AD) where a black North African man marries a white European woman if racism existed in his time?
I would like first to give my attention to Hinduism when I heard of the caste system a few years ago. Denzel Washington starred in a movie where he was intimately involved with an Indian woman. The woman's father, brothers, and community strongly disapproved of her involvement with a Black man. I was surprised, because people from India are of a dark complexion. Why would it be a disgrace to marry or date someone who did not appear to be much different then you? Through further research I learned that the caste system is a social order put into place by Aryans who descended upon the Indus River Valley about 1500 BC (Light Mission Books).
The history says that Aryans suppressed the Indus River people as well as imposed their religion upon them. The Aryans held powerful positions and the best jobs were given to those who maintained ethnic purity......
