"Caste" - the biggest scam in the history of India

Today I want to write a thread about the biggest scam of in the history of India.

It began with the British in the mid 1800's, and has been continued by their mental slaves till date.

But the pre-conditions that allowed it were created by Islamist invaders since around 711 AD.

With the decline of Takshashila from the lead of India's intellectual core since Alexander's invasion, Indic knowledge systems had begun to suffer a decline.
While other centers in Bharatavarsh thrived and developed new work in every area of academics, the dynamism of ideas and

Social mobility slowed down, as evident from the rise of movements like Buddhism, Ajivikas and Jainism.

As more and more territory suffered the atrocities, plunder and destruction by barbarian invaders over the centuries, they often targeted academic and cultural centers.

These were sanctuaries, and by their very nature, were soft targets for marauders.

They were targets for easy money by pre-Islamic barbarians such as the Scythians, but for Islamists such as those who swore allegiance to the Ummayids, these centers represented enemies of Islam.

The Ummayid Caliphate burned books from Spain to India, and killed, enslaved and tortured millions of non-Muslims, used every way possible to erase previous cultures throughout their empire.

Their successors were not much different.

After Bin Kasim, Mahmud of Ghazna successfully conquered Indian states in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, and was never repulsed from these regions.

Muhammad of Ghor entered even further into Indian territory, and finally laid the foundation of a Sultanate in Delhi.

From the vassals of the Ghurid Empire to the Mughals, descendants of the Great Khans of the Mongol empires, Islamist marauders kept persecuting the native Indians, and forcing them to renounce their own culture and faith, and continually destroyed Indic institutions of excellence

While those who survived their brutal oppression did their best to preserve their knowledge, culture, identity and traditions, as certifying authorities that powered the dynamism of Hindu society were lost, their place was taken by new, less competent institutions.

These institutions were mostly at micro level, in the form of one or a handful of Brahmins, who, most commonly, were not as learned as the great Rishis and Acharyas of the erstwhile universities and eminent institutions.

Their incompetence led to the core texts being either misinterpreted for their followers and seekers, and led to the spread of dogmas and errant practices entering the Sanatan Dharma.

The ever-looming presence of the barbarians also led to many preventive practices being adopted

These practices today include Ghunghat in the western and Northern parts of India, as well as marriages consummating in the dark of the night, and a strict practice of marrying within the community.

As we all know from more than one source, Varna is defined by a person's nature and aptitude, and Jati from their trade.
A person's lineage is defined by his Gotra and his/her family tree defines the family Varna, which defines the Sanskaras the person should go through.

While this system is designed to make the children follow in their elders' footsteps, it didn't originally bind people to the Varna of their family.

This mobility and freedom of work also started to get lost as institutions that allowed people to train in a trade of their choice got destroyed systematically.

The targeted persecution of Brahmins as well as Buddhist and Jain monks meant that those from these communities that survived would find it hard to get enough disciples to pass their knowledge openly, and choose protégés.

They would often end up relying on the capabilities of whoever they could get to teach.
A lot of this knowledge was so vast, the disciples needed to start from an early age, and keep studying till they were full adults.

It was natural for a man of such knowledge to choose his own children to inherit such knowledge, as he had complete control of their conditioning.

This practice became mainstream and was another factor in changing the dynamics of Hindu society.

Eventually, a skilled person, whether academic, artisan or trader, would only teach all they knew to their children, as everyone had finite resources, and the occupiers would destroy any venture large enough to become a new Hindu institution.

The practice of joint families made the transition from institutional to hereditary learning easier too.

While a joint family didn't have so many pupils as to make a decent sized school, there would be enough to somehow pass on the family knowledge and heirlooms.

By the time the British East India Company took control of most parts of Indian territories, Hindus still defined their Varna based on their personal aptitude and Jati based on their profession, but often they worked in the family heirloom, though not always.

The British East India company was founded in feudal Europe, and its officers who understood the European feudal structure, found it hard to wrap their head around the system of the Hindu society, and looked for parallels to map European feudal social structure on Hindus.

Thus, to make it easier for them to identify people and deal with them based on what they knew of the person's community, the British recorded Varna and Jati as Caste, to map Hindus in parallel to the Europeans.

Caste in English, derived from the Portuguese Casta is based on bloodlines, not profession or aptitude, and therefore, not the most accurate way of classifying Hindu society, which was completely based on people's aptitude and profession.

Their confusion was natural, due to the state of Hindu society at the time.

Many community leaders in fact raised objection to the marking of Varna and Jati as Caste for the first census, and also of classifying it as hereditary, but the British ignored them.

By the time the fourth census was conducted by the British, Hindus had accepted the new system, and the old system lived only in name.

As the British introduced democratic setups in their presidencies, they experimented with different kinds of differential voting right systems – sometimes favouring Hindus, sometimes Muslims, and also experimenting with differential rights for British India vs. Princely states.

This was the first time "Caste" began to play a role in the politics of India.

At first, the Indian National Congress was the most dominant force in electoral politics, but eventually was joined by the Muslim League and the Hindu Mahasabha at the national level.

But the biggest role of "Caste" shaped local and regional electoral politics, and politicians with skin in the game understood the importance of the way this system worked, and how they could benefit from it.

By the time India gained independence, these politicians were well entrenched. They had grown into the field knowing the distorted rules set up by the British, and saw them playing to their advantage.

Thus, no one ever raised a voice to uproot "Caste", and bring back Varna-Jati.

Not knowing any better and struggling for barely food, water and housing, the poor people of India accepted whatever their leaders implemented as education as the truth, whereas it was, in fact, indoctrination in a large part.

Now that a large chunk of the populace is rising above poverty, some are realising the finer points of this scam.

"Caste" still plays a role in today's politics and public discourse, as it is beneficial to the successors of the mentally enslaved politicians and civil service.

Thus, a Mahant born in a Kshatriya family is still not recognized by many of these crooks as a Brahmin, and a criminal born in a Brahmin family is not recognized as a Chandaal.

Not even a single MP has ever put even a private bill to abolish "Caste" and "Caste certificate" from government machinery, as "Caste", not "Varna and Jati" are deciding factors for politically beneficial government policies.

"Caste" is a scam introduced to the Hindu society by the British, which has thrived for over 150 years.

I appeal to those of you who have read the whole thread to understand and practice the Varna and Jati system in your life, and pioneer a social change to correct and unite us.