Parka75 caste is last name of many people in Indian subcontinent. Parka75 caste definition is A small caste of labourers belonging to the Jubbulpore District and adjoining tracts whose strength was something over 2000 persons in 1901. Sir B. Robertson wrote76 in 1891 that the Parkas of the three northern Districts had been kept separate from the Panka caste in the census tables but that they were in all probability the same. Mr. Hira Lal points out that several of the names of septs as Padwar Sanwani Gullia and Dharwa are the same in the two castes and that in the Districts where Parkas are found there are no Pankas. The Panka caste was probably formed in Chhattisgarh by the separation of those Gandas or Pans who had embraced the doctrines of Kabir from their parent caste and the name is a variant of Pan. In Jubbulpore the name Panka has no understood meaning and it may have been corrupted into Pandka (a dove) and thence to Parka. Like the Pankas the Parkas often act as village watchmen. Many of the Parkas are also Kabirpanthis and as with the Pankas those who are not Kabirpanthis and do not abstain from flesh and liquor are called Saktahas. Intermarriage is not prohibited between the Parka Kabirpanthis and Saktahas. Some of the Parkas play on drums and act as village musicians which is a regular occupation of the Pankas and Gandas. It may also be noted that the Parkas will take food cooked with water from a Gond and that they worship Bura Deo the great god of the Gonds. Perhaps the most probable surmise as to their origin is that they are a small mixed group made up of Pankas and Gonds. A proverbial saying about the caste is Gond Raja Parka Pardhan or The Gond is the master and the Parka the servant and this also points to their connection with the Gonds. Several of their section names indicate their mixed origin as Kumharia from Kumhar a potter Gullia From Gaolia or milkman Bhullia from Bhulia an Uriya weaver Andwan a subcaste of the Mahar caste Tilasia a sept of the Kawars and so on. If a Parka man forms a connection with any woman of higher caste she will be admitted into the community and the same privilege is accorded to a man of any equal or higher caste who may desire to marry a Parka girl. A girl is only cast out when she is discovered to have been living with a man of lower caste than the Parkas. All these facts indicate their mixed origin. As already seen the caste are labourers village watchmen-and musicians and their customs resemble those of low-caste Hindus but they rank above the impure castes. They will eat food cooked with water from Lodhis many of whom are landowners in Jubbulpore and as such no doubt stand to the Parka in the relation of employer to servant. Every year on the second day of Bhadon (August) they worship a four-sided iron plate and a spear which latter is perhaps the emblem of the village watchman. Fines imposed for caste offences are sometimes expended in the purchase of vessels which thereafter become common property and are lent to any one who requires them.. Parka75 caste is one of the many castes subcastes of India.
India has thousands of castes and subcastes, they are in existence and practice since the Vedic times. They were created to solve the problem of division of labor. Parka75 caste name could indicate the type of work people belonging to the Parka75 caste do or did in earlier times. Many last names in India indicate the place the person originally belongs to. All castes sub castes are primarily divided into 4 categories:
1.Brahmins – The learned or priestly class
2.Khastriyas – The warrior class or those with governing functions
3.Vaishyas – The trader, agriculturalists or cattle rearers class
4.Shudra – The class that serves other three categories
Parka75 caste belongs to one of the above 4 categories. Indian caste system is the best system to solve the problem of division of labor. In earlier times there was no rigidity in caste system. Indian caste system is still the best solution for the problem of division of labor, the only change that is needed as per changed times is that rather than having a vertical hierarchical system with Brahmins on top and Shudras at bottom, it would be good to have a horizontal socialist system with Brahmins, Khastriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras all at same level.
The caste system of India is in ruins at present. It is also cause of bloody quarrels in certain parts of the rural India. People of backward castes have reservations in government jobs, this facility is widely misused in India. Many of the backward caste people have become rich and still use the facility for their benefit. Many in India believe reservation in jobs should be given on the basis of poverty rather than caste because there are many poors in upper castes as well.
Many foreginers and followers of Abrahmic religions criticize the Indian caste system because of bad material condition of lower castes but if they observe in an unbiased way they would find that there are many in upper castes with bad material conditions. The problem lies in power not in castes, power can corrupt anyone be it from upper caste or lower caste.
Secondly I have seen Abrahmic religions especially Muslims and Christians claiming that they have no caste system – It is an utter lie. All cultures, all countries, all religions have caste system in one form or the other. Christians have different churches depending on the region or language or skin color of people. Muslims have a priestly class that tries to control everything. Arab Muslims before the oil boom were so much divided among tribes that if you drank water from a well of a different tribe you could be shot dead. Tribal divisions still exists among Muslims. You can also see the caste system in a different form in your corporate companies. I had seen different food and drinking facilities for people at different levels.
Parka75 caste is also known as Parka75 Gotra.
Caste situation is quiet different in urban India, people in urban areas especially youngsters don’t bother about castes. Inter caste, inter religious, inter lingual marriages are quiet common in urban India. Inter caste, inter religious and inter lingual marriages in rural areas attract severe criticism and many times people are expelled from community for not marrying as per religious and caste rules.
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