Social Issues in India

Hwy , I want to know about the social problems in India .What are the major social issues in India ?

[Shaleen]

Indian civilization is about five thousand years of age. Indian society is a complex mix of diverse cultures, people, beliefs and languages

Major Social Issues in India:

Caste system:
Four classes of Caste system
The Brahmins
The Kshatriyas
The Vaishyas

Negative effects of Caste system:
Encourages untouchability,
Promotes Inequality,
Undemocratic in nature,
Fake differentiation in superiority and inferiority.
Increases gap between upper and lower caste peop

Poverty

Child labour

Child marriage

Illiteracy

Low status of women

Gender inequality at work

Dowry system

Sati practice

Alcoholism

Superstition

Sanitation and cleanliness

Religious conflicts

Beggary

Juvenile delinquency