What was the impact of the tribals becoming a part of the Varna system ?
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Answer:
varna, Sanskrit varṇa, any one of the four traditional social classes of India. Although the literal meaning of the word varna (Sanskrit: “colour”) once invited speculation that class distinctions were originally based on differences in degree of skin pigmentation between an alleged group of lighter-skinned invaders called “Aryans” and the darker indigenous people of ancient India, this theory has been discredited since the mid-20th century. The notion of “colour” was most likely a device of classification. Colours were frequently used as classifiers; e.g., the Vedic scripture known as the Yajurveda is divided into two groups of texts, White and Black.
Explanation:
The Varna Dharma (or system) generally applies to larger civilizations and more complex societies. Similar systems have existed in all [ancient] civilizations of the world, of course under other names. The varna also applies mainly to the citizens of organized societies like kingdoms and empires.
But all over the world, and in India, there are people who are tribes, who do not belong to any kingdom and are not formal citizens of any geo-political boundaries. They could be gypsies, itinerant tribes, small forest people living isolated lives in the middle of forests, island folk etc etc. They did not consider themselves as part of any larger kingdom nor did they owe their allegiance to any particular king. And the kings and emperors also recognized their nature and let them be. They were generally animistic people, living close to the earth and nature. They were free people.