Question to the Indian people here about the Caste system......

Well, I will just try. The caste system in India is based on 'Chaturvarnya' - four colours/divisions. It is not based on the colour of the skin, but on the occasion of the people. There are 'Brahmins', the most previleged caste, who are religios priest and men of learning, who used to have a spiritual power over the rest of the classes. They could have been on the top, hierarchically. Then, there wre the 'Kshatriyas' who were kings, soldiers, fighters. They did rule the lands, you see. The third caste, the 'Vaishyas', were merchants who travelled a lot for trade. The final class, the 'Sudras'were almost like slaves, the underprevileged ones who did the menial jobs for others. The current caste system is not based exactly on this four-fold divisions. there are many sub-castes, and the Brahmins have lost their power and significance in the last couple of years. "reservation' was a government plan to uplift the downtrodden people who belonged to lower castes, but there are lots of problems regarding this, as you can imagine. In some cases, those who belong to upper castes are not financially secure, so they find it difficult when they don't get as many opportunities and support for education or employment, as the 'reserved' class people get. But the question needs to be addressed with a lot more research, as the lower caste people are still subjugated in many ways. It is a very complex issue, but hopefully, the new educated generation in India succeeds in tackling it.