HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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The Indian system of social classes
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People with broken arms
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Detailed explanation-1: -The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories-Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. Many believe that the groups originated from Brahma, the Hindu God of creation.
Detailed explanation-2: -These four castes are the Brahmins (priests, teachers), Kshatriyas (rulers, warriors), Vaishyas (landowners, merchants) and Sudras (servants), and the 5th group is the group of the untouchables, called Dalits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Caste and class system: While castes are perceived as hereditary groups with a fixed ritual status, social classes are defined in terms of the relations of production. A social class is a category of people who have a similar socio-economic status in relation to other classes in the society.
Detailed explanation-4: -The system of stratification of society into different divisions is termed the caste system. 1)Brahmans-Priests and intellectuals 2)Kshatriyas-Rulers and warriors 3)Vaishyas-Traders and merchants 4)Shudras-laborers.
Detailed explanation-5: -The caste system in India is based on the concept of graded inequality. It ascertains that some castes as upper castes and some other castes as lower castes.