RELIGION AND CASTEISM IN TAMILNADU –ANALYSIS

Dr. T. Balasubramanian

Abstract


The main aim of this paper is to execute Religion and casteism in Tamil Nadu. Social and religious life of the people, in a particular place is of primary importance to understand the history of that area.  Therefore, an attempt has been made to trace the socio-religious condition of the people of Tamil Nadu in the 20th Century. A delightful land of natural beauty, Tamil Nadu provided settlement for different castes and religions. Indian society is old and extremely complex. India has covered a span of five thousand years since its first known civilization. Religion is the belief in spiritual things. Religion, in the true sense, consists in one’s living a truthful life in practice, in one’s sincere love for truth, goodness and beauty”. Major religions of the world like Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Buddhism are found here, in addition to a bewildering variety of cults. In the process of its evolution, Indian society has acquired a composite culture characterized by stable patterns of pluralism. Hence this paper has attempted to evaluate the Religion and casteism in Tamil Nadu.

 


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Religion and Casteism, Tamil Nadu

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