Re:Caste? (Score 1)

PS: I realize that much has happened to indian society since the birth of Gandhi, so perhaps I should rephrase my question into: Did the word caste refer to a family clan at the time when Gandhi was young? Heh. You'd be surprised at how little has changed since the birth of Gandhi, regarding caste anyway. The caste system has been around atleast a couple of millenia. There have been attempts to reform the society (to get rid of the caste system basically) for atleast a couple of hundred years now. While it is true that there is *some* change, there is still a ways to go, and it ain't goin away anytime soon. Anyway, to answer your question, your caste is a superset of your family. If you're born into a family that belongs to a particular caste, you 'belong to that caste'.