what is the basis of india's caste system?
<answer> Reservation in India <context> The caste system in India is a system of social stratification which has pre-modern origins, was transformed by the British Raj, and is today the basis of reservation in India.It consists of two different concepts, varna and jāti, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system.he origin of caste system of modern form, in Bengal-region of India, may be traceable to this period, states Richard Eaton. The medieval era Islamic Sultanates in India, he writes, utilized social stratification to rule and collect tax revenue from non-Muslims.