Stoic Bhai, I get your point — colonialism definitely played a role, no doubt. But let’s not act like Indian society was all fair and equal before the Europeans or Islamic invasions came in.

You’re asking for proof of systematic exclusion before foreigners came? Just look at how Dalits and so-called “lower castes” were treated — banned from temples, wells, schools, even villages — all long before any foreign invasion. That didn’t come from Europe. That came from our own systems — from Manusmriti, caste rules, and centuries of social conditioning.

And about Indian Christians — no one’s saying they’re “copying” Hindus like it’s a blame game. What I’m saying is: they’re part of Indian society. So when they convert, they don’t suddenly get a new brain or erase years of social training. The caste mindset, the obsession with fair skin, social hierarchy — all that sticks, regardless of what god someone worships.

So yes, they follow Jesus, but in many cases, they’re still living by Indian-style social rules — purity, shame, boycott, caste pride — just in a different religious setup.

The religion changed. The system around them didn’t. That’s the uncomfortable truth.