For centuries the Caste system was respected and looked upon as India's strength by many. However, today the caste system has nothing but put India in a major international crisis. Poverty, has swept over the nation and placed more than "15 million in the virtual slavery of labor." These lower caste people that form the majority of the ... something is not done by either the government or the people. This will form into a bigger crisis and later resulting in the fall of the nation. New York Times journalist, Barbara Crossette, speaks about the caste system in India and agrees that the "Cast...

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