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Caste System in Chola Society by Kishore Kumar is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the caste system and Tamil society under the Chola dynasty. It notes that Tamil society was stratified, with Brahmins, kings, merchants, and peasants at the top levels. The Sangam texts also mention these main castes/occupations. Over time, Aryan influence increased the rigidity of the caste system in Tamil society. The document examines the varna system and how castes developed further sub-divisions called jatis. It explores how caste discrimination and ideas of pollution stratified
- Author
- Kishore Kumar
- Language
- EN