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An interesting read!

I would like to offer a few thoughts:

1) Whilst the origins of this problem are in religion, it's manifestation now has gone beyond religion and sunk it's tentacles deep into the culture and psyche of the population. So I would suggest religion alone is not the answer and not everyone may be that religious anyway to be affected in the way you suggest. Generally, I suspect older generation people in higher castes are keen to maintain their status and will continue to do so by instilling the same bigoted behaviours and norms with their children

2) Evoluton??? Must confess this is not a link I have come across before in similar discussions. As I think Narayanjot Ji correctly noted earlier, the caste system also focusses on colour. I would suggest there is no evolutionary driver

for someone in a village to be higher caste and fair skinned as opposed to someone else in the same village of a lower caste who is darker skinned. So, may I suggest we don't confuse evolutionary processes that occur over epochs of time with genetics and the long-term impact of marriages and births within specific geographical areas.

3) In my humble opinion the only way to tackle this issue is in the same way as racism; through confronting it head on and education and hopefully over successive generations, we may eventually be rid off this once and for all...not in my lifetime though!