It may be on basis of class, caste, religion, region, language or occupation. It is the structure of the population. Hindu religion has divided people according to the personality but the caste system divides people by birth. Universalisation of concepts appears to pose a potential danger in this context. The result of the caste divide in Bihar was utter lawlessness in the State and this has pushed Bihar’s progress back by half a century. When differences are highlighted base passions are ignited and caste wars in India are endemic. Hinduism is more of a religious tradition based on core concepts than it is a formal religion. Its basis may differ from place to place. This frame is constructed through a semiotic intersection of language, appearance, religion, region and nationality. Intersections between axes are thought to create complex social locations that are more central to the nature of social experiences than are any of the axes of inequality considered singly. Class’ a basis in Western Societies Usually, class stratification begins with individuals. The caste system is a Hindu practice of placing people in social layers … Division of society along ‘Class’ lines forms different groups on … This provokes a critical reflection on the concepts of citizenship, residency, identity and identifier. BYU alumnus Bogdan Banu, an NGO director in D.C. who is originally from Romania and a member of the Romanian (Eastern) Orthodox Church, said the heavy intersection between politics and religion … In the context of the rise of feminist scholarship exploring links between caste, class and gender, the particular concern of this article is with developing a sociological framework that would help locate gendered power relations and women’s oppression within the structures of caste and class domination, inequality and social stratification. Social exclusion interacts with systems of inequality, poverty and globalisation. "People experience race, class, gender and sexuality differently depending upon their social location in the structures of race, class, gender and sexuality. Therefore, concluding that the caste system is a part of Hindu Religion is totally vague. The report says close attention needs to be paid to inequities in health indicators as well as provision of services, especially along lines of caste, class, religion and geographical location. This note provides information about the composition of the population by sex, caste/ethnicity, and religion. The caste system is practiced even in modern society illegally and has been one of most disruptive solicitation to human development in the region. The use of religion, caste and class as a political weapon is potentially fraught with danger. This 15-chapter book draws on quantitative and qualitative data from sociology, political science, and history. 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