Varna Jati Caste: A Primer on Indian Social Structures

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About the Book Caste is being used as a major weapon to shame Hindus. This crisp and easy primer presents a powerful counter to Western Universalism's harsh attacks on caste. It is a long over-due toolkit to help all open-minded people gain an understanding of the subtleties of Hinduism's complex social order. This social structure has, after all, produced a civilization with unparalleled diversity. The Vedic worldview along with the historical journey of Varna and Jati demolishes the prevailing myths about caste.

About the Authors Rajiv Malhotra is a researcher and public intellectual on civiliza- tional studies, world religions, and cross- cultural encounters. He trained as a physicist, and then as a computer scientist specializing in Artificial Intelligence. After a successful corporate career, he became an entrepreneur and founded several IT companies across twenty countries. As the founder of his non-profit Infinity Foundation (Princeton, USA), he has been researching civiliza- tions from a historical, social sciences and mind sciences perspective. He has authored several bestselling books that have impacted many leading intellectuals worldwide. Rajiv serves as chairman of the board of governors of the Center for Indic Studies at the University of Massachusetts, and on the advisory board of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.

Vijaya Viswanathan is a mechanical engineer by training with an MBA from the Wharton Business School. After a successful corporate career, she turned her focus to education gaining deep insights into the relevance of Indic knowledge systems. Vijaya is active in initiatives that focus on curricula, pedagogy, and mentoring. As a student under Swami Dayananda Saraswati of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, she studied Vedanta and dharmic and civilizational thought. Vijaya serves on the board of Infinity Foundation.