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..
India is a hierarchical society.
Whether in north India or south India, Hindu or Muslim, urban or village, virtually all things, people, and social groups are ranked according to various essential qualities.
Although India is a political democracy, notions of complete equality are seldom evident in daily life..
The structure of Indian society is variable in everything, whether it may be religion, caste, language, culture, tradition, food habits, or anything.
All these elements are linked to each other, thus forming a social structure..
Class:An economic grouping based on common or similar position in the social relations of production, levels of income and wealth, life style and political preferences
Indian Society 154 Colonialism:The ideology by which a country seeks to conquer and colonise (forcibly settle, rule over) another
Indian society has had a long history, dating as far back as 2000 BCE
In this long span of its chequered history, India witnessed many upheavals and periods of calm
There were shifts in political formations, as well as new economic conditions, technological interventions, infusion of new ideas, people and culture
India is also a diverse land of many ethnicities, linguistic groups, religions and other social formations and categories, all of which contribute to making Indian society a complex one
Capturing this complexity of Indian society has always been a challenge and thus there have been many varieties of explanations from varied vantage points
