India and the caste system
1. Summary
India has been part
of the Commonwealth
since it became independent in 1947, after 96 years under
British domination. Queen Victoria was then very proud of
her new title, Empress of India, although she never went
there! India is very different from what we know in Europe.
India has a system of
castes which we can’t really dissociate
from the traditions of the country and its way of life.
There are four main groups:
- the scheduled castes, better known as the “untouchables”, those people form the lowest classes of the population,
- the scheduled tribes which include the aboriginal populations,
- the other backward castes,
- the forward castes, which are what we would call in England the upper-class.
- the scheduled castes, better known as the “untouchables”, those people form the lowest classes of the population,
- the scheduled tribes which include the aboriginal populations,
- the other backward castes,
- the forward castes, which are what we would call in England the upper-class.
2. Keywords
- caste system
- India
- Commonwealth
- India
- Commonwealth
3. Vocabulary
to devote
yourself: te consacrer
the scheduled castes: les castes prévues
the other backward castes: les autres castes inférieures
the forward castes: les castes supérieures
the upper-class: la classe supérieure
to deserve: mériter
dustmen: éboueurs
sewage workers: techniciens des eaux usées
the scheduled castes: les castes prévues
the other backward castes: les autres castes inférieures
the forward castes: les castes supérieures
the upper-class: la classe supérieure
to deserve: mériter
dustmen: éboueurs
sewage workers: techniciens des eaux usées

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