INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE FIRST ONE

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The Valangai (right hand) and Idangai (left hand) division of South Indian society is first noticed in the
A
Sangam period
B
Pallava period
C
Chola period
D
Nayaka period
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The terms valangai (Right-hand) and idangai (Left-hand) which occur. in Tamil inscriptions from the 1 1th century onwards and also in British. records of the 18th-19th centuries are usually considered as denoting. two mutually opposing social divisions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beck (1970) suggests that left-hand castes follow the Brahmanical model, while the right-hand castes form a coherent hierarchy, integrated by power and prestige, following the kingly model.

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