how where the livelihood patterns of nomads different from those living in tribal societies? start anyone difference.
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ou saw in Chapters 2, 3 and 4 how kingdoms
rose and fell. Even as this was happening, new
arts, crafts and production activities flourished in
towns and villages. Over the centuries important
political, social and economic developments had
taken place. But social change was not
the same everywhere, because different
kinds of societies evolved differently. It is
important to understand how, and why,
this happened.
In large parts of the subcontinent, society
was already divided according to the rules
of varna. These rules, as prescribed by the
Brahmanas, were accepted by the rulers of
large kingdoms. The difference between the
high and low, and between the rich and poor,
increased. Under the Delhi Sultans and the
Mughals, this hierarchy between social
classes grew further.
Beyond Big Cities: Tribal
Societies
There were, however, other kinds of societies
as well. Many societies in the subcontinent
did not follow the social rules and rituals
prescribed by the Brahmanas. Nor were
they divided into numerous unequal
classes. Such societies are often called
tribes.
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TRIBES, NOMADS AND
SETTLED COMMUNITIES
Fig. 1
Tribal dance,
Santal painted scroll.
TRIBES, NOMADS AND
SETTLED COMMUNITIES
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