Prime minister manmohan singh recently compared india ' s caste system to apartheid in south africa , calling it not just prejudice but " a blot on humanity . 印度总理辛哈最近把印度的种姓制度和南非种族隔离政策相提并论，指它不只是偏见，更是人性的污点。
While some indians had been hopeful that urbanization and growth would crumble ideas about caste , observers say tradition and prejudice have ultimately prevailed 虽然有些印度人希望，都市化和经济成长可以击垮种姓制度的观念，但观察家说，传统和偏见终将占上风。
Experts also say that american - style materialism and even the hiring practices of american and multinational companies are actually hardening class , color and caste distinctions 专家并指出，美式物质主义，甚至连美国及多国企业的用人作法，事实上更强化阶级意识、肤色和种姓不同等级的区分。
Caste often determines indians ' spouses , friends , residence and , most important , occupation - - part of a hindu belief that people inherit their stations in life based on the sins and good deeds of past lives 种姓制度往往也决定印度人的配偶、朋友、居所，及最重要的职业，这也是印度人相信，人会因前几世的罪孽和善行，而继承他们生命地位的一环。
From their small coastal settlements in southern india , the portuguese promoted roman catholic missionary activity and made converts , most of whom were of low caste ; the majority of caste hindus were unaffected 来自南部印度沿海地区小殖民地的葡萄牙人在鼓励罗马天主教传教士的活动，也使一些人归皈，他们中的大多数都是来自低级种姓，印度人中的主要种姓却不受影响。
Each caste is part of a locally based system of interdependence with other groups , involving occupational specialization , and is linked in complex ways with networks that stretch across regions and throughout the nation 每一个种姓都是一个与其他种姓集团保持相互依存关系且与职业专门化有关的基于当地的种姓制度的一部分，每一个种姓都以各种错综复杂的方式与横贯各个地区乃至全国各地的种姓集团构成的网络相关联。
Throughout the centuries , the system of class and caste had become more rigid ; in each region there was a complex hierarchy of castes strictly forbidden to intermarry and interdine , controlled and regulated by secular powers who acted on the advice of the court brahmans 数个世纪以来，阶级和种姓的体系变得更加严格；在每个地区都有复杂的种姓阶级，长期受到在法庭上起作用的婆罗门管制，严格禁止通婚和同桌吃饭。
At that time there lived in calcutta a rich widow named rani rasmani , belonging to the sudra caste , and known far and wide not only for her business ability , courage , and intelligence , but also for her largeness of heart , piety , and devotion to god 那时候，加尔各答住着一位名叫拉妮拉曼妮的富裕寡妇，属于首陀罗种姓，不仅是因为她丈夫的经商才干，勇气和智慧，而且还因为她有一颗宽大的心，虔诚和专注于神而众所周知。
The new interim legislature has 73 members of the cpn ( m ) and 10 representatives from the civil society nominated by the party ; it is a pleasant change that these maoist mps truly reflect the class , gender , regional , ethnic , and caste composition of nepali society 新临时议会尼共（毛）共有73个名额，其中10名代表是由党在市民社会里提名的；一个可喜的变化是：这些议员能真实反映尼泊尔社会阶级，性别，地域，种族，种姓的基本构成。
