Only intermarriage, not inter-dining, can dissolve the separatism of caste.

Evidence

Another plan of action for the abolition of caste is to begin with inter-caste dinners. This also, in my opinion, is an inadequate remedy. There are many castes which allow inter-dining. But it is a common experience that inter-dining has not succeeded in killing the spirit of caste and the consciousness of caste. I am convinced that the real remedy is intermarriage. Fusion of blood can alone create the feeling of being kith and kin, and unless this feeling of kinship, of being kindred, becomes paramount, the separatist feeling—the feeling of being aliens—created by caste will not vanish. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 947

Categorization

Category: Causal Relationships

• XREF: Core thesis that intermarriage is the solvent of caste; connects to the book’s overall argument for caste annihilation.

Related

• Intermarriage alone, not inter-dining, can dissolve the separateness of caste (similarity 0.96)
• Intermarriage alone can dissolve the caste system. (similarity 0.92)
• Ending caste belief naturally produces inter-dining and intermarriage. (similarity 0.88)
• Inter-caste marriage campaigns fail without first destroying belief in shastras. (similarity 0.86)
• Ambedkar argued that destroying caste required destroying its religious foundations, not just inter-caste marriages (similarity 0.85)
• Caste persists because it is a sacred notion, not a physical barrier. (similarity 0.85)
• Caste persists as a mental state, not a physical barrier. (similarity 0.83)
• Caste is a state of mind, so abolishing it requires a notional change. (similarity 0.82)
• Caste prevents the shared activity that would unite Hindus socially. (similarity 0.81)
• Abolishing sub-castes may strengthen rather than dissolve castes. (similarity 0.80)
• Indian workers in South Africa broke caste through intermarriage and relationships. (similarity 0.80)
• Caste can only be destroyed by attacking its religious foundations (similarity 0.80)
• Gandhi defended varnashrama as wholesome and opposed intermarriage until the mid-1920s (similarity 0.79)
• Hinduism’s pervasiveness makes renouncing caste seem impracticable to many (similarity 0.79)
• Abolishing caste requires destroying the sacred authority of shastras (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Caste prevents the shared activity that would unite Hindus socially. #expands (0.75) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 877