The caste system is a system that divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. Sorta like a pyramid of food groups in health. These castes were based on peoples daily jobs/occupations. Outside of the caste system there were the untouchables or otherwise known as the "the Dalits".
The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. ... The main castes were further divided into about 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation. Outside of this Hindu caste system were the achhoots - the Dalits or the untouchables.
This excerpt is from a <u>primary</u> source. The author of this excerpt is <u>Rebecca Maksel</u>. The events presented in this excerpt occurred in <u>1936</u>. The <u>main idea</u> of this excerpt is that Dorothea Lange's photos of Depression-era migrant workers helped expose their terrible living conditions.
