--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I agree that caste, "trap an individual in them for >life." So does the pigment of one's skin, if one lives >in a 'white' society. So does one's religion if one >belongs to a minority group. >
I always thought race was genetically determined and religion a matter of choice, irrespective of whether it was a minority or majority religion. So is caste also genetically determined? Or is it a matter of choice, or in some confused, chimeric way, both? Can one change one's caste? Cheers, Santosh