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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN SANATAN DHARM HINDUISM FOURFOLD SOCIAL CLASS SYSTEM AND REJECTION OF UNTOUCHABILITY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).02      10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).02      Published : Sep 2021

Social Responsibility in Sanatan Dharm (Hinduism) (Four-fold Social Class System and Rejection of Untouchability)

Abstract

    Hinduism (Sanatan Dharm) provides social life guidance. The four main Varns (classes) i.e., Brahman,Khashtri, Vaish, and Shudr suggest an ethics for all the main human activities in society. But the Brahmans often misconstrued the true meaning of this class system and considered them superior in society. They oppressed the Shudras caused them much suffering. Many Hindu thinkers and writers have conceded these historical facts. They have tried to remind Hindus of their true values and social responsibility. Modern Hindu thinkers have been inspired by the classics of Sanatan Dharm, such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayan. These classics articulate the social values of human beings, according to Sanatan Dharm. The Dharm never lets anybody down based on Varn, caste, creed, blood,or profession. Shrila Prabhupada, Swami Vivekanand, Dr. Ambedkar all are modern authors whose thinking has developed these values into a social philosophy.

    Sanatan Dharm, Four-fold Social Class System, Brahman, Khashtri, Vaish, and Shudr, Hindu Classics, Modern Social Philosophy, Untouchability

    (1) Sabir Naz
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Political Science, Minhaj University Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Khaliq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Allied Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Rasheed Ahmad
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English Literature, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Naz, S., Khaliq, A., & Ahmad, R. (2021). Social Responsibility in Sanatan Dharm (Hinduism) (Four-fold Social Class System and Rejection of Untouchability). Global Sociological Review, VI(III), 11-17. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).02

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Naz, Sabir, Abdul Khaliq, and Rasheed Ahmad. 2021. "Social Responsibility in Sanatan Dharm (Hinduism) (Four-fold Social Class System and Rejection of Untouchability)." Global Sociological Review, VI (III): 11-17 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).02

HARVARD

    HARVARD : NAZ, S., KHALIQ, A. & AHMAD, R. 2021. Social Responsibility in Sanatan Dharm (Hinduism) (Four-fold Social Class System and Rejection of Untouchability). Global Sociological Review, VI, 11-17.

MHRA

    MHRA : Naz, Sabir, Abdul Khaliq, and Rasheed Ahmad. 2021. "Social Responsibility in Sanatan Dharm (Hinduism) (Four-fold Social Class System and Rejection of Untouchability)." Global Sociological Review, VI: 11-17

MLA

    MLA : Naz, Sabir, Abdul Khaliq, and Rasheed Ahmad. "Social Responsibility in Sanatan Dharm (Hinduism) (Four-fold Social Class System and Rejection of Untouchability)." Global Sociological Review, VI.III (2021): 11-17 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Naz, Sabir, Khaliq, Abdul, and Ahmad, Rasheed (2021), "Social Responsibility in Sanatan Dharm (Hinduism) (Four-fold Social Class System and Rejection of Untouchability)", Global Sociological Review, VI (III), 11-17

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Naz, Sabir, Abdul Khaliq, and Rasheed Ahmad. "Social Responsibility in Sanatan Dharm (Hinduism) (Four-fold Social Class System and Rejection of Untouchability)." Global Sociological Review VI, no. III (2021): 11-17. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).02