Caste labels perpetuate hierarchy because names carry fixed notions of birth-based rank.

Evidence

The second reason why I say the task is impossible will be clear, if you will bear in mind that the caste system has two aspects. In one of its aspects, it divides men into separate communities. In its second aspect, it places these communities in a graded order one above the other in social status. Each caste takes its pride and its consolation in the fact that in the scale of castes it is above some other caste. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 972 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Graded inequality makes every caste level invested in preserving the hierarchy; Caste hierarchy gives every group a stake in preserving the system. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 972; Social categories embed buried power relations that etymology can unearth. (+2 more)

Related

• Caste hierarchy gives every group a stake in preserving the system. (similarity 0.90)
• Caste labels carry fixed hierarchical associations that bar reform (similarity 0.89)
• Abolishing sub-castes may actually strengthen and entrench the larger castes. (similarity 0.84)
• Social reform requires abandoning old labels because names perpetuate hierarchy (similarity 0.84)
• Graded inequality makes every caste level invested in preserving the hierarchy (similarity 0.83)
• Every caste member including Untouchables practises some Brahminism against lower groups (similarity 0.81)
• Ambedkar declared caste inequality must be rooted out, not merely untouchability (similarity 0.81)
• Outcaste status cannot be ended while caste hierarchy remains (similarity 0.81)
• Abolishing caste requires destroying the sacred authority of shastras (similarity 0.80)
• Establishing worth-based chaturvarnya requires first dismantling the birth-based caste system. (similarity 0.80)
• Caste is a graded hierarchy of labourers, not mere division of labour (similarity 0.80)
• Varna labels carry fixed hierarchical meanings that persist regardless of redefinition (similarity 0.80)
• The Indian caste system survived 3,000 years despite legal abolition. (similarity 0.80)
• Caste persists as a mental state, not a physical barrier. (similarity 0.79)
• Destroying caste means destroying shastra and Veda authority, a near-impossible task. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Graded inequality makes every caste level invested in preserving the hierarchy #expands (0.60)
• Caste hierarchy gives every group a stake in preserving the system. #expands (0.60) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 972
• Social categories embed buried power relations that etymology can unearth. #expands (0.60)
• Caste is a state of mind, so abolishing it requires a notional change. #corroborates (0.55)
• Religious notions are the root mechanism sustaining India’s caste system. #expands (0.50)