Describe the varna system .how did it start?what is its present position in india today?
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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
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1.The Varna system - The 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).
2.According to this theory, the varna originated with the arrival of Aryans in India around 1500 BC. ... The Aryans organized among themselves into three groups, namely, Rajayana (later changed to Kshatriyas), Brahmins and the Vaishyas. Kshatriya was defined as kseeyate traayate iti ksatriya.
3. They are considered as Backward classes and they were provided special provisions and reservations. There are few remote parts of India still practicing Varna system but far better from ancient times.