CASTE [PART 1] BRAHMANS AND KSHATRIYA [RAJPUTS ]

The epic Rigveda describes about the Varna[Caste] system in india.in Rigveda only two casts are mentioned Arya and Das. White coloured reffered to arya and black coloured reffered to das means slave. later it signifies four varnas - Brahman, kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudhras.
Varnas and their duties
Brahmans- According to manu Brahmans have duties such as learning and teaching to perform sacrifices  take and give donations Brahmans must observe strict rules concerning ritul purity and sensual control.they have also knowledge about  brahma i.e about the creator of the universe.
Kshatriya-Their role is to defend the society from invaders and robbers. According to manu greeks shakas and pallavas are kshatriya.
Vaishya-the job specialties of Vaishya caste are agriculture and cattle risings. they also carry on trading activities they were recognized as tax payee dependent and subduable.
Shudras- they were of two types Nirvasti[exiled] anivasit[non-exiled]. exiled sudhras were totally separated from the society. the sudhra have no right to recites and hear the vedic verses.ln later phase of indian history their positions in the society declined gradually.
The  ruler of sindh who  was himself a brahman and the ruler of bengal and south indian invited Brahmans and gave large scale revenue free land to them to settle down .the brahmans not only expanded cultivating but also acted as a local revenue official minister accountant and military officers.
there was a controversy among the scholar about the origin of Rajputs. some of them considered as mixed origin. some being descendent of foreigner such as shakas hanus etc. indigenous tribes even brahmans.
modern scholarship lays emphasis on the process  by which people belonging to different social groups tried to legitimize their newly acquired power and position by being accorded the status of Kshatriyas.
The  brahmans rajput alliance had many political and  cultural consequence  the rajput acting as champions of newly expantionist hunduism symbolizes their power by building grand temples and endowed them and the brahmans priests with large grants of land gifts endowments etc.


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