Markets and caste - 9

The market forces clearly reveal the belief of mainstream in non-existence of caste or the caste being irrelevant, only the merit matters! In the areas, which are ruled by market and not affected by the policy of reservations, the presence of untouchables is almost zero. The untouchable there are as existent as non-existent caste. Only upper castes and upper castes prevail there; the preferred castes in preferred segments. And nobody believes in caste! Just a coincidence!!! The non-believers in caste from mainstream are found concentrated in the crucial areas. No entry for the lower castes. The unofficial boycott of lower castes prevails. As a matter of decency and fear of law nobody from upper castes makes a voice about it. Further if they do so then the myth of efficient and merit oriented market system would be broken. The merit to enter in their hallowed circles has to be acquired by birth. The absence of untouchables from such spheres is supposed to be a natural state. Their birth disqualifies them from entry in such places; the places supposed to be open. The presence of untouchables in academic sphere, mass media, business and corporate sector is almost nil. There are standing and unofficial instructions in corporate sector that no Engineer or MBA from the fifth stratum is to be employed. The mercantile castes also contribute all their might to maintain the dharma. Earlier their contributions to defend the dharma were mainly limited to practice of untouchability and donations to temples. With the development of industries and expansion of markets, the major contributions to upholding of Varna dharma are made by the mercantile communities. The deprivation of untouchables in the open market system should convince anybody of the hold that Varna dharma is having over the people where nobody misses a chance to defend it. It is a holy work. And it is holy to deprive the untouchables of their share in the market. The lowly do not deserve to have chance to accumulate anything in their lifetime. They should limit themselves to lowly paid manual jobs.