Unit 1: Changing Caste Stratification Is unit ka focus is baat par hai ki modern Indi

Unit 1: Changing Caste Stratification Is unit ka focus is baat par hai ki modern India mein 'Caste' (Jaati) ka purana roop kaise badal raha hai. 1. Caste and Class: The Changing Relationship Pehle mana jata tha ki India mein sirf 'Caste' chalti hai aur West (Foreign) mein 'Class'. Par ab India mein dono ka mix dekhne ko milta hai. Caste vs. Class Definition: Caste: Ye birth se milti hai (Ascribed). Isme "Purity aur Pollution" ka concept hota hai (kaun touch kar sakta hai, kaun nahi). Class: Ye paise, education aur occupation se milti hai (Achieved). The Shift (Badlav): Ab log apni purani jaati ka kaam (Occupation) chhod kar naye kaam kar rahe hain. Jaise ek Brahmin ab leather ka business kar sakta hai aur ek Dalit mahila sarpanch ban sakti hai. Andre Beteille ne kaha ki society ab "Closed" se "Open" ho rahi hai. Pehle Caste, Class aur Power teeno ek hi insaan ke paas hote the (Upper caste hi ameer aur powerful hote the). Par ab ye teeno alag-alag ho sakte hain. Example: Aaj ek High Caste insaan gareeb ho sakta hai (Lower Class) aur ek Lower Caste insaan bahut ameer ho sakta hai (Upper Class). 2. Caste and Politics: The New Avatar of Caste Rajni Kothari ne bataya ki Politics ne jaati ko khatam nahi kiya, balki use ek naya maqsad de diya hai. Caste as a Pressure Group: Log apni jaati ke naam par "Union" banate hain taaki sarkar se apni maange manwa sakein. Selection of Candidates: Political parties hamesha dekhti hain ki kis area mei