WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the social standing and occupation, a ranking was given on the basis of groups and caste. On the original basis, there were four Castes, namely Brahmins or priests, Kshatriyas as rulers, Vaishyas as merchants or farmers, and Shudras as artisans or servants.

Detailed explanation-2: -The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories-Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras.

Detailed explanation-3: -The caste system, as it actually works in India is called jati. The term jati appears in almost all Indian languages and is related to the idea of lineage or kinship group. There are perhaps more than 3000 jatis in India and there is no one all-Indian system of ranking them in order of status.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jati was a subdivision of the communities in the Indian social order which was broadly divided into four Varnas. Caste is a much older system of classification than Jati. Jati helped in identification within one’s own Caste. Jati system of classification got degraded into the modern caste system.

Detailed explanation-5: -Initially, the caste was formed based on the profession performed by the people in the kingdom. Later it developed into the household where a person was born. The four Jatis are, Brahman: These were intellectuals and learners who taught.