The caste system in India is based on a model of organization of society from the division of classes under the justification of religious precepts. The division into hereditary castes emerged with the Hindu religion, but since the beginning of 1950, the Constitution decreed the end of the caste system, which hierarchized the population into four castes, the Brahmins, the herds, the vaixás, and the sudras, as well as a completely marginalized group of people without caste , known as the untouchables or dalits.
<u>However, the Jatis go beyond this system, being thousands of communities, clans, and tribes that exist in Indian society. </u>These groups historically socialize just between themselves, including in marriage. <u>Jatis is a kind of community, classified by place of birth and cultural aspects of the region. </u>Within a Jati, Indians of different castes may coexist, including maintaining hierarchy.
