Human Right Violation: Part 2

This post is in continuation with the previous post. The last post dealt about the racial conflict in America and how the conflict was resolved by a series of violent/non-violent civil protest using the power of Democracy.

Not quite similar, but Cast System in India resembles racial problem of America. The difference of course is that caste system in India is more that two thousand years old. Caste System gives privilege to some people to decide what others should do, violating other's human right. The worst thing is that it is endorsed by the religion, thereby all of the religion's orthodox agents. It is said that with the commence of education and economic prosperity, the intensity of such hatred goes down i.e. people becoming more intelligent (I guess). However, looking at it, it doesn't seem so. Even the most educated people think caste as important to them. What is worst that even economic prosperity of country is not helping reducing the barrier to the extent it should had been by now.

Looking at the American model (I mean the way conflict was resolved in America), I wonder why such kind of Human Right Protest had not taken place in India? Why is there no such famous personality talk about this and not endorsing such causes? Why there is no such famous NGO (Non Government Organizations) are working in this area, even if there are some working, why is there number so low in a area where a lot of work has to be done? Even the so called Representives of Hindus Fundamentalists have seldom taken any stem towards it. All they say about inter religion conflicts, wouldn't it be lot better, they try to make Hinduism free of this curse. This is a malice for otherwise good Hindu religion. Why don't we have great thinkers, bashing at caste system. One may say, why should they, most of them are from upper cast and they are in a favourable position, why should we expect any standpoint from them. True, but in most of the civil right movements, both side have taken participation for such a noble cause like this, may be in small number. Most of the time condemned Indian Government should be given credit for this which has taken some strong initiative in this direction, like reservation and law protecting them against any kind of hatred aimed at them. My point is that such kind of orthodox principles, irrational argument used to exist in almost every part of the world. The difference is that in the course of time, they overcame it and moved towards a more rational world which award equal right to all its citizens irrespective of whatever difference might exist among them. Then why is that there is not even any sign of moving towards a perfect rational system in Hinduism?

I think the possible reasons could be these:

1.) Age Old System: Cast System in India is at least 2,500 years old. It has got deep route inside the mind of people. It has become so old that it seems natural, nobody thinks about it, it rightness or whatever. It is just taken for granted that people from lower cast are supposed to do this while people from upper castes are supposed to do this. None of them questions, both of them take it for granted.
It require enormous amount of courage, conviction and commitment (The triple C's) to break this rugged age old tradition for hatred among people of same religion.

2.) Lack of Intellectual Support: Look at any movement in the world ever taken place, they all had the support of Thinkers, philosophers. Sadly enough, there isn't enough support, should I say, NO intellectual support. Most importantly, the education system does not make much effort for eradication of this system of hatred.

How to break this:
Sadly I, too, don't have viable solution for this. I think possible courage by younger generation to marry in different castes might mitigate its intensity and resolving this problem forever, but it requires enterprising young people. Secondly, by giving more and more opportunities to people of unprivileged class, which government of India is already doing.