Re: Is Hinduism a ‘Universal’ Religion'?
Hindu society’s foundation was based on 4-Varn System: Braahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shoodr Varn.
16th century Christian missionaries coined a new term for this: Caste system. Let us see why they did it .
Caste is not a Bhaaratiya word but a derogatory epithet introduced by Portuguese (Christian) Missionaries in the 16th century to describe the Hindu society.Christian missionaries soon found out that Hindus would not trust them as they trusted Braahmans.
Xavier wrote in a letter to the Society of Christians: If it were not for the Braahmans, we should have all the heathens embracing our faith.19th century Macaulay introduced Christian Missionary English education system in BhaaratVarsh. Christian educators slowly poisoned the minds of unsuspecting Hindu children against Braahmans.
That was what Macaulay, again, summarized best when he proudly wrote his father in 1836: Macaulay: Our English schools are flourishing wonderfully ... It is my belief that if our plans of education are followed up, there will not be a single Hindu among the respectable classes in Bengal thirty years hence. [Michel Danino, Effects of Colonization on Indian Thought quoted in IndiaCause Newsletter 17 Aug 2003]