Indian Social Structure
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Overview
Indian social structure developed through tribes, varna, caste, untouchability, slavery, family, marriage, and tribal life. It changed over time because of war, trade, urban growth, religious movements, land grants, social reform, and modern law. The chapter explains how Indian society became highly
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A tribe is one of
A tribe is one of the earliest identifiable ethnic-cum-social organisations. A clan is an exogamous institution, while a tribe is endogamous. Many tri
Major Vedic tribes included the Bharatas
Major Vedic tribes included the Bharatas, Yadus, Turvasas, Druhyus, Purus and Anus. The head of a tribe was called Raja or King and was first among eq
The caste system crystallised between 500
The caste system crystallised between 500 BC and 500 AD. Guilds or shreni arose from urbanisation, craft production and trade, and later became castes
Untouchability took root in the last
Untouchability took root in the last phase of the Vedic period and became a separate category in the age of the Buddha. Untouchables were also called
Slavery in India was different from
Slavery in India was different from classical Greek and Roman slavery. There were no slave markets in early periods, but slave-girl trade with Rome ex
Learning Objectives
- To examine the structure of Indian society
- To describe the practice of untouchability
- To explain slavery as it existed in India
- To understand purushartha, ashrama and samskara
- To describe the jajmani system
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