殖民地时期印度社会世俗化进程研究

印度教种姓制度是印度传统社会的主体构架形式，是集宗教、政治、经济和社会等级为一体的、全世界独一无二的压迫性社会隔离制度。在这一制度下，贱民阶层和妇女备受歧视和压迫。印度社会世俗化的主要目标是要解决贱民问题和妇女问题。英国殖民者所进行的经济和社会改革启动了印度的社会世俗化进程。印度的民族运动将这一进程推向深入。殖民地时期，贱民和妇女在社会世俗化的进程中逐渐获得了一定程度的解放。

Studies on the Process of Indian Social Secularization During the British Regime

Caste system is the main form of traditional Indian social structure. It is a unique social segregation and oppression system in the world, which combines religion, politics, and economic and social rank elements. Under caste sysytem, untouchables and women have endured every kind of oppression and discrimination. The primary objective of indian Social Secularization is to solve the problems of untouchables and women. The economic and social reforms by British regime initiated the indian social secularization process,which was later carried on to a new level by the indian national movemet. During the British regime, untouchables and women obtained some social rights through the process of social secularization.