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How horrific is the caste system that India's national treasure Aamir Khan, who is dedicated to the pursuit of fairness, so vigorously criticizes?

India's caste system is, to say the least, horrific, no less so than the slavery of yore. While it was legally abolished after India's independence in 1947, it still exists in the vast countryside of India. Aamir Khan, India's national treasure actor, has said that he hates this caste system, pointing out that India would not have become a superpower if it had partially abolished the caste system.

The caste system is divided into 4 classes: Brahmins (ritual aristocracy), Kshatriyas (political aristocracy), Vaishyas (commoners), Shudras (domestic helpers), and untouchables (who are not part of the caste system, and who have been expelled from the human race, and are not counted as human beings) In order to ensure that the lower castes and the untouchables (who return to the human race) are able to have their rights in politics and education, India has issued a special The "Reservation Policy". Politically, a percentage of seats are reserved for the lower castes and Dalits in both houses of parliament.

Special reservation for them in central universities and private colleges, with an overall proportion of 49.5 percent of seats, while the private sector in subsidized schools is required to provide a minimum of 25 percent free places. There are also financial assistance schemes for Dalit students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Nowadays, there is no caste in the identity records of Indians.

Of course, education is a game-changer. The problem is not that Dalits want education, but that many of them, don't even know it exists. What's even scarier is that everyone knows the system exists and doesn't do anything to change it, or rather, doesn't want to change it or perhaps it's better to say that they are more rightly powerless to do anything about it. In fact the most important thing is that India needs a revolution to abolish this system. Aamir Khan has starred in several movies to reflect this system and has also made a big impact in Indian society.