...The people from different castes do not have any affinity with each other. A man from a given caste is friendlier with a man from same caste and not with a man from a different caste. The same caste men from different villages are treated as kith and kin by each other. Actually caste is an extended kinship that cuts through village limits and reaches beyond. The village can always be undermined for favoring the caste. This loyalty to caste is maintained from place to place, from cities to cities, from villages to cities and even to foreign countries. Indian Diaspora is known for its castiest nature.
In any group the moment the caste identity of a man is revealed the feeling within group changes. It changes to affinity if the person is from same caste and to contempt and hatred if the person is from lower caste. The caste is the actual place where one mentally and emotionally lives. The village is the physical reality. The village is not an emotional and mental construct to which one can have loyalty. The attachment in the villages is mainly to their caste and caste cluster of houses and to land if they own any; other things are irrelevant. The Indian Diaspora maintains its loyalty to caste; it is in their well honored roots....
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