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Is the Hindu caste system deeply rooted in colorism?

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Is the Hindu caste system deeply rooted in colorism?

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The word “caste” comes from the Portuguese word “casta”, meaning race. The Hindu caste system’s original raison-d’etre was to sexually, socially and economically segregate the dark-skinned Dravidians (native inhabitants) of the South from the fair-skinned Aryan invaders of the North.