Yes, that is totally true that India has primitive caste system that again has been currupted with the passage of time.
It was the “varna” system, 4 pillars of the society. According to hinduism there are 4 pillars necessary for the sustainance of the society.
- People who wud do day to day work, manual labor. (Shudras )
- Business class or the enterprenuers that create jobs. (Vaishas)
- people of provide free education, or explain God to masses, Brahmins.
- Army that will protect the state(khastriyas)
People were free to decide based on their choice of karma what they want to do, whom they want to marry etc.
But with the passage of time, this became a water tight compartment system.
Even todays successful modern society is based on the same 4 pillars or varnas
- Enterpreurs
- Armed forces
- Universities
4 Working class.
If you look at the failed societies lets say somalia or afghanistan, on of the 4 varnas or pillars is missing.
In somalia or afghnista, univesities or the business classs is missing.
In USA govt does not kick out all the illegal mexican immigrants becoz if they do so there will be tremendous imbalance in the society, as there will be not one to cut the grass etc.
If caste system exists, it exists in all the societies irrespective of what their religion is, even in muslim societies people say, I belong to middle class family, he belongs to upper class family, she belongs to lower middle class family…even in islamic, hindu or christian societies caste system does exist.
Word caste is an english word it is not a sanskrit word or a hindu word.
It is currupted translation of the varnas that are explained in hindu society.