The caste system has exercised a profound influence on the economic activities of the people of India. There were four original functional castes, which followed different occupations, namely - the Brahmins (the priestly class), the Kshatriyas (the fighting caste), the Vaisyas (the trading class) … [Read more...]
Origin of Caste System in India
Some historians are of opinion that Caste System originated during the Rig Vedic Period. However, most of the historians believe that Caste System was first seen during Later Period only. Most studies suggest that there was actually no strict caste system in the Rig Veda period. It is for the … [Read more...]
Short Paragraph on Casteism in India
Casteism There are many castes, sub-castes and communities in India. The caste system in India is mainly divided among four classes, viz, the Brahmins, the kshatriyas, the Vaishyas, and the Sudras. The backward classes like aboriginal tribes (Adivasi) and untouchables (Harijan) form a great … [Read more...]
What are the features of Caste System in India?
Class and caste are two phenomena of social stratification which offer many features in common not only in their origin but also in their development and function. Both are agencies of social mobility and selection in as much as they decide largely the position that a man occupies in society. The … [Read more...]
Essay on Indian Caste System
Indian Caste System Introduction: The Indian society is characterized by the caste system, agrarian class structure, urbanization, multiplicity of religions, a variety of regional cultures, joint family system (with increasing trend towards nuclear families in urban setting), spiritual outlook and … [Read more...]
Vedic Caste System | Caste System of Ancient India
The Vedic Caste System during Ancient Indian Period. Meaning and Significance of Vedic Caste System The institution of the Vedic caste system of Ancient India which is found among the Hindus has no parallel in the world. The ancient Iranians had some class divisions. But the Hindu caste system … [Read more...]
Current Caste System in India (Untouchability and Caste System)
Current Caste System has become very rigid and inflexible in India with the result that it has converted itself into casteism. It is this rigidity in current casteism system, which resulted in untouchability and superiority complex and hierarchy. It checked mobility in society and promoted caste … [Read more...]
Caste system and poverty in india
Poverty in India has ever been and still continues in-spite of all efforts at the national as well as at the international levels. Though, of course, there appears to be growing affluence in higher level of the society and the lavishness shown by many in the big cities on the occasion of marriages … [Read more...]
Maurya Caste System
Caste System prevailed among the Maurya Community. The Greek writers like Megasthenes and Diodorus also told us about Maurya caste system. Indian Community had the traditional fourfold heredities caste system, but the Greeks told about seven castes which has made the scholars wonder. It is … [Read more...]