your words bear less importance than the wikis..no matter what you say..you picked hinduism as a founding stone for caste system while evading slavery traditions in your religion. For the purpose of thread religion wasn't to be brought into discussion but whatever....
i pointed out article from dawn which you rubbished....
however for my side the record Caste system is existent and Its sad. Even if it is not practised in developed cities all the people who you'd see cleaning scum would be of these castes that you talk about. Most indians try to evade this point.
Having said above all such from these castes have a right and most of the times atleast in cities good opportunity to study and make a mark and many do..such age old traditions will die only slowly..it started its death course in this century..couple more decades and it'd be off..
Bonded labor has been a problem in sub-continent..if only you learned to look inwards...
The Aryan warriors invaded northern India in 1500 BC . The Aryans were from Central Asia they somehow contrived to vanquish the Himalayas by finding lower passes in the mountains, such as the Khyber Pass in Pakistan. The Aryans quelled and subjugated the Dravidians of Central India and imposed their social structure or caste system upon them ----- And that was 3000 years ago the caste system has not been abolished yet ----- God known when and how?.
Nuff said!