: A central focus of the work is the critique of the Varna and caste system, which Bali argues has led to the systemic marginalization of Dalits and Shudras.
Dange dismantles the common apologetic that "caste is a social evil, not religious." He quotes Manusmriti (Chapter 1, Verse 87-91) to show that the Shudra (the laboring class) was created from the feet of the divine Purusha specifically to serve the higher castes. He argues that the Varna system is not just division of labor but division of dignity —a hereditary hierarchy that legitimizes untouchability. Hinduism Dharma Ya Kalank Book
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"Hinduism: Dharma — Ya Kalank" traces dharma as the moral, social, and spiritual framework that structures Hindu life across history and regions. The book opens with the Vedic roots of dharma: ritual duties (karma-kanda), the emergence of ethical and philosophical questions in the Upanishads, and the reorientation toward inner knowledge (jnana) and devotion (bhakti). It maps how dharma is lived through family duties (grihastha), caste-varṇa prescriptions, rites of passage (samskaras), law codes (Dharmaśāstras), and local customary practices. (Invoking related search term suggestions
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