From the comments. I agree that this is the basic nature of the religion. The base of the religion itself is the religiously sanctified social segregation or, I would argue, stratification. The Dharma and reincarnation stuff may well be tossed in as pie in the sky. the way the Catholic churches sold pie in the sky to the working classes for centuries.
Lin: Hinduism is social segregation sanctified, with ‘spirituality’ like ‘dharma’,’ reincarnation’ thrown in as opioid to instill fatalism/defeatism to the downtrodden or vanquished races. Go ask Mr. Singh, your ex-prime minister:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/28/india.mainsection