No doubt caste system is a static system. In this system one's profession, duty etc. are predefined and there was no scope of any improvement in status. At one hand such system provides job security to large chunk of masses and hence peace, stability and hence happiness. On the same time it succumbs dreams, passions of some ambitious members though few in numbers. When system is stable, it was really painful, dreadful for such members. But when the system is changing, members of the profession automatically moves in more favourable profession. Karn and Eklavya are two epic characters in India which symbolizes the pain through such ambitious person has live with.
As Lord Krishna proclaims change is always good. Our society has been changing as new technology, living patterns etc. evolved. So many systems started coexisting. My lineage depicts such movement in very systematic way.
My grandfather and all kins of my father have been involved in carpentary as the profession decided by my caste. All members of my caste in my village (though majority in number) remained on hand to mouth by earning daily wages. Soori, one clan of baniya caste was the dominant caste as they belong to zamindari and they were owner of maximum land of my village. Chamars have huge tract of land, yet they remained in their traditional job and slowly lost their lands due to mismanagement in paying interest of small amount they took from suri. How my father got the spark for studying is mystery. Somehow he managed to read till class tenth and then joined a government job and became richest person among all the members of my caste and the most respected person in my locality and were given respect by suri community.
In my mother side, all were mechanic specially watch mechanic. All kins and relatives of my mother were involved in such skilled activities. Most of them were watch mechanic, some also take care of radio, camera, tape-recorder, television etc. For one and two generations, they all were happy and prosperous people and well settled in towns and cities. My maternal grandpa also maintained a motor vehicle while taking care of his own family. But he sensed the downfall of this system and tried to make their children read well so that they would get out in some other profession. But education is not so easy to be acquired. We saw how poverty entered in my maternal uncles' and their kins' home. Amid such situation, non of them dreamt of moving back towards carpentary, but they continued in their profession. My youngest maternal uncle got spark and started reading day and night and finally got a government job. Now brothers in that family who remained watch mechanic are moving either in software assistance or opening shops of various items.
While commenting on skill India Mission my uncle said, due to technology advancement, the requirement of skill people in market has reduced. Now everything has
As Lord Krishna proclaims change is always good. Our society has been changing as new technology, living patterns etc. evolved. So many systems started coexisting. My lineage depicts such movement in very systematic way.
My grandfather and all kins of my father have been involved in carpentary as the profession decided by my caste. All members of my caste in my village (though majority in number) remained on hand to mouth by earning daily wages. Soori, one clan of baniya caste was the dominant caste as they belong to zamindari and they were owner of maximum land of my village. Chamars have huge tract of land, yet they remained in their traditional job and slowly lost their lands due to mismanagement in paying interest of small amount they took from suri. How my father got the spark for studying is mystery. Somehow he managed to read till class tenth and then joined a government job and became richest person among all the members of my caste and the most respected person in my locality and were given respect by suri community.
In my mother side, all were mechanic specially watch mechanic. All kins and relatives of my mother were involved in such skilled activities. Most of them were watch mechanic, some also take care of radio, camera, tape-recorder, television etc. For one and two generations, they all were happy and prosperous people and well settled in towns and cities. My maternal grandpa also maintained a motor vehicle while taking care of his own family. But he sensed the downfall of this system and tried to make their children read well so that they would get out in some other profession. But education is not so easy to be acquired. We saw how poverty entered in my maternal uncles' and their kins' home. Amid such situation, non of them dreamt of moving back towards carpentary, but they continued in their profession. My youngest maternal uncle got spark and started reading day and night and finally got a government job. Now brothers in that family who remained watch mechanic are moving either in software assistance or opening shops of various items.
While commenting on skill India Mission my uncle said, due to technology advancement, the requirement of skill people in market has reduced. Now everything has
