Historical roots of Indian society in detail
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= Indian society is very old,complex,plural and it has a long history.It is composed of different religious groups,racial groups and groups having cultural differences. In the later stage the Indo Arugans came and they had interacting with earlier inhabitants of the lands.
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Origin of Indian Society
Indian society is very old, complex, plural and it has a long history. It is composed of different religious groups, racial groups and groups having cultural differences. In the long span of Indian history various groups from” different parts of the world entered into India with their own socio-cultural and racial features. The best example is Indus valley civilization.
In the later stage the Indo-Aryans came and they had interaction with earlier inhabitants of the land. They had their own socio-cultural pattern of living. They considered themselves as superior. They developed norms and customs for different social groups with their own category and for the outsiders. That was the phase when Varna’s originated.
The Indo-Aryans were divided into different groups: Brahmins (Priests), Kshyatriyas (Kings and warriors) Vaishyas (trade and commerce) Sudras (Servicing group/those who serve these three categories). It is believed that sudras were outside of the Indo-Aryan group. Perhaps this category emerged due to the union of Indo—Aryans and the inhabitants of the land.
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There was also another category, which is the fifth category of the society. Their status was different in the society and they were allotted polluting occupations.
Gradually, two things happened:
(a) Each Varna has been divided into a number of Jatis or castes with hierarchy
(b) From time to time new types of Jatis were added into the system.
Explanation:
It is believed that Indian social system is rigid in its nature. In some inspect it is true but there are also exceptions. For example, Viswamitra, a kshyatriya king was leading a life of Brahmin. He also composed many Vedic hymns. So, he was considered as a saint. Veda Vyasa who composed the great epic Mahabharata is from a lower caste. Hinduism was also divided into so many sects and cults.
Christianity and Islam both influenced Indian social system. Not only both the religious groups influenced Indian social system but both were influenced by the prevailing social conditions. So, they acquired some special characteristics in the Indian setting.
Islam influenced Indian social system in the medieval period. Y. Singh in his book “Modernisation of Indian Tradition” has analysed the impact of Islam on Indian society in three stages:
(i) During the Islamic rule (1206-1818)
(ii) During the British rule (18th 19th and 1st part of 20th century)
(iii) During Indian freedom movement.
There are two main characteristics of Indian society:
Firstly, it is very old and is already crossed five thousand years.
Secondly, it is also very complex in its nature.
There are two main characteristics of Indian society:
Firstly, it is very old and is already crossed five thousand years.
Secondly, it is also very complex in its nature.
There are three reasons for the complexity of Indian society:
(i) Immigrants from different corners of the world entered due to various reasons.
(ii) They were from different races with their inherent qualities.
(iii) They entered India with their own languages and cultural elements.