• Jasjeet Kaur

The Indian caste system has been discussed many a times and is quite a crucial issue. Indian society has been divided among some groups. These groups have different status in society. Earlier known with the names of Brahmins, Kshatriyas are now called general category people and dalits are called backward or scheduled caste. This paper will discuss the relation among these groups and the effects of categorizing society into parts. These effects are further divided into parts: economical, social and psychological. To put it in different words, this paper will discuss the overall impact of caste system on the society and people’s minds. There has been a big gap between high class and low class people, and this is a major reason why Indian society could not grow to the estimated extent. Many intelligent minds are kept apart just because they belong to low class. This practice does not only effect social growth, but also an individual’s. People are behind psychological bars. They themselves feel that they are not worth to stand with high class people and do not think anything beyond being slaves of the high class. From the very beginning of their life, they are taught to behave as slaves because this is what their parents, grandparents and great grandparents have been doing. This is a psychological impact that they are not allowed to think beyond certain bars. They are not even allowed to marry someone belonging to the other class, as this practice brings shame to not only the family but to the whole class. In an order to avoid such situations, kids are taught to stay away from the kids of other classes. This paper is to discuss this discrimination in detail.

high class people, low class people, societal impact, social discrimination, status

"Indian Caste System: A critical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.429-433, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDX06066.pdf

"Indian Caste System: A critical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp429-433, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDX06066.pdf