The Important Perspectives of Indian Caste System are described below: Caste system in India has been studied from three perspectives i.e. outside of Vedic religious pale, enjoying their own faiths, kingdoms and wealth. Kings seldom, Farmers and peasants would be part time soldiers while most of the t, commanders. them sense of security. caste problems and eliminate the ever-growing social strife. This is because; caste system is based upon Karma theory and ascription of status. All rights reserved. Rest of the population sustained somehow on the agriculture. Linguistic groups : Geological connections. strictly follow the profession prescribed fo, limited and professions are almost primordial, such cl. result, tightening of the caste ties as caste. Press. not from the Indo-Aryan communities, were raciall, for the original culprit Shudras is applied to the present day Shudras is unfortunate. importantly we have to note here that the Rajanya and the Kshatriya were not one and the same. ResearchGate has not been able to resolve any citations for this publication. Indeed it raises more questions. There is no sli. The same thing has happened with other ancient tribes. The confusion is unwarranted because the term Shudra is widel. The culturalogical view understands caste in terms of ideas of pollution, purity and notions of hierarchy, segregation and corporateness. However, the name Sudasa nowhere appears in Mahabharata. is to understand more about Shudras. (1) The Shudras were one of the Aryan communities of the Solar race. Caste and Race in India, by G. S. Ghurye remained stuck with the caste barriers. For example Badouni states about the distressful situation he witnessed during 1555 AD. Mr. Sonawani in this book throws a glaring light on the historical facts of the castes extensively using the social, religious and political history of India. branch of Vedas and so on, but the main identity is Varna and not the caste. Because some Vedic. social order. with changing political and economic scenario, they too lost their glory. Some scholars believe that the endogamous groups, not Varnas, are castes. were rearranged, classified and then the later additions started. Similar conditions must have been across the ports of western and eastern coasts. A fine example is of, acceptance of the inevitable destiny was dangerous to. first only for the people living in Indus valley that later was applied to the whole subcontinent. And they did not as the history evidences it. It is also found among Indian Christians, Indian Muslims, Sikhs and others. Dumont's perspective on caste system His understanding of caste lays emphasis on attributes of caste that is why his approach is called attributional approach to the caste system. However, because both sides of the market share this preference and because the groups are fairly homogeneous in terms of the distribution of other attributes, in equilibrium, the cost of wanting to marry within-caste is low. We, have epigraphical proofs from Maharashtra that shows the craftsmen, like cobbler, Potter, Tillers, (Halik) etc. theory depends on this sole incident mentioned in Shantiparva. Some Aspects of Early Indian Society, by Gian Chand Chauhan, page 54. we know about the villages of bamboo Craftsmen (. instinct of competition and progress through it. not emerged in the early society. 1, by B. R. Ambedkar, The Invasion of India by Alexander the Great-As described by Arrien, Q Curtius, Diodoros, Plutarch and Justin, Some Aspects of Ancient Indian Culture, By D. R. Bhandarkar, 1989, page 12 In the Indological-religious perspective, the exponents take their cue from the ancient scriptures and present their views on the origin, purpose, and future of the caste system. It is against human nature. Hindu and Vedic religions are independent bodies those have very little or nothing in common. Apart from these more epigraphs and inscriptions are mentioned as evidence, in this regard. It was a practical system. Artisans and service providers of every kind, enjoyed a reputation since they were well-off, rich and backbone of the prosperous economy. © 2008-2020 ResearchGate GmbH. changed circumstances, no matter how grave they are! His instructions are limited to the people who conducted or were eligible to conduct the, these clans reached lower positions because they violated the code and o. heed to the commands of the alien religion! assemblies, though the constitutional laws are very much in existence to protect them. particular the inequality faced by girls at each educational transition stage. The aim of this paper is twofold. According to Chatterjee, the institutionalization of caste makes Indian society "radically different from the western society." placed higher while rest of the Varnas are set in descending order. not embraced Vedic faith, were Shudras in their eyes. social, economic or Vedic religious rights to them. Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India, Characteristics of Palatal Rugae Patterns in West Godavari Population of India, Gendered Inequality in Educational Transitions. own figment of the imagination, studded with pride but that suited their purpose.