Vol. 3, Issue 4, Part L (2017)

Abstract
Karnataka is a place of multi-religious and multi-linguistic. Several caste people are residing in Karnataka. Every caste has their own ethnic importance. This short note attempts to give a simple introduction to a very complex and dynamic phenomenon of caste. At the same time modernization and secularism have not really made a dent in the caste realities of Karnataka. Vote bank politics has contributed its own louse to the perpetuation of the system. Caste system has evolved in a complex manner over the centuries and most attempts to reduce its usefulness have not met with appreciable success.