Question

Group Discussion
How do you suppose the domination of the Brahmans changed the character of the Indian society,
more particularly for the Hindus? Discuss using example.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

This article is about socio-political stratification in Indian society. For socio-religious Hindu stratification, see Varna (Hinduism).

"Castes in India" redirects here. For the 1916 paper by B. R. Ambedkar, see Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development.

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.[1][2][3][4] It is today the basis of affirmative action programmes in India.[5] The caste system consists of two different concepts, varna and jati, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system.