Question

“Jatis framed their own rules and regulations to manage their conduct of their

members.” Explain the emergence of jati system in the medieval period of Indian history.​

Answer 1

Answer:

During British rule (1857 to 1947) Although the varnas and jatis have pre-modern origins, the caste system as it exists today is the result of developments during the post-Mughal period and the British colonial regime, which made caste organisation a central mechanism of administration