HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Family
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Clan
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Caste
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Detailed explanation-1: -The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories-Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras.
Detailed explanation-2: -caste, any of the ranked, hereditary, endogamous social groups, often linked with occupation, that together constitute traditional societies in South Asia, particularly among Hindus in India.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Modern India’s caste system is based on the artificial modern superimposition of an old four-fold theoretical classification called the Varna on the natural social groupings called the Jāti.
Detailed explanation-5: -THE FOUR VARNA-BRAHMAN, KSHATRIYA, VAISHYA, AND SUDRA-ARE THE CLASSICAL FOUR DIVISIONS OF HINDU SOCIETY. IN PRACTICE, HOWEVER, THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MANY SUBDIVISIONS (J’ATIS) OF THESE CASTES. THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT LEVELS IN THE INDIAN CASTE SYSTEM:-BRAHMAN, KSHATRIYA, VAISHYA, SHRUJRA, AND, HARIJANS.