Describe major types and important features of Indian society in terms of caste and class in 1000 words
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The caste system of India is the paradigmatic ethnographic example of caste. It has origins in ancient India,and was transformed by various ruling elites in medival , early - modern, and modern India , especially the Mughal Empire and the British Raj . It is today basis of educational and job reservations in India. It consists of two different concepts , Varna and jati which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system.
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