s become more equality and unity between members of different castes. Though initially society was divided into these four groups, slowly numerous smaller groups formed out of them, based on the specific occupations. The division resulted into the hundreds of castes that are found today among Hindus. Although, the Scheduled castes are now prohibited by law but have not totally vanished in practice, and still do most of the dirty work today.v Also, the Sepoy Mutiny played a part in having major effects on the people of India. The mutiny resented the British introduction of social change, so the traditional society began to break down into a westernized class system. As a result of this, a strong middle class with a heightened sense of nationalism arose, which is definitely considered a positive aspect. Another difference today is the social regulation dealing with marrying between castes. It was stringently followed until a few decades back. However, with growing cosmopolitan lifestyle, inter-caste marriages have become a common occurrence in cities now, but in rural areas, such marriages are still looked down upon, if not socially objected to. One main problem today is the that although the Indian government forbids any kind of discrimination among people in the name of caste, one often hears of atrocities against people belonging to lower castes. However, the society has come a long way from the times when some castes (called jatis) were considered so inferior that people born in it were treated as untouchables. The remnants of the practice continue to this day, in milder forms though. For the most part, India has come a very long way in means of nationalism due to the British. They were a very cohesive group during this time period, and they did have a strong sense of nationalism, which made them seem more appealing to the people of India. The British basically set up India for great improvement economically, politically, ...
