Question

Describe the Varna System???​

Answer 1

The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic example of caste. It has origins in ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially the Mughal Empire and the British Raj. It is today the basis of affirmative action programmes in India.

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Answer 2

Answer:

What is Varna?

• Varna is a Sanskrit term, derived from 'vr'-to cover, to envelop, count, classify, consider, describe or choose.The term is used to describe the social class divisions made in the Vedic period in the Brahminical books like the Manusmriti.

Classifications:--

• Brahmins
• Kshatriyas
• Vaishyas
• Shudras

How this Varna System works:--

Varna system is the social stratification based on the Varna, caste. Four basic categories are defined under this system - Brahmins (priests, teachers, intellectuals), Kshatriyas (warriors, kings, administrators), Vaishyas (agriculturalists, traders, farmers ) and Shudras (workers, labourers, artisans).