POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

IN INDIA THERE WAS NO NATIONAL UNITY, BUT MANY INDEPENDENT KINGDOMS, UNDER THE
AUTHORITY OF THE KING, THE BRAHMANS AND A POWERFUL FEUDAL ARISTOCRACY.

THE KING THE THE ARISTOCRACY

IT WAS CONSIDERED OF DIVINE ORIGIN. HE WAS FEUDAL
THE CHIEF OF THE MONARCHY IT WAS MADE UP OF
DESPOTIC AND LOWER RANK OFFICIALS,
OWNERS OF LARGE FEUDOS
ABSOLUTIST.

BRAHMANS
THEY MADE UP THE
UPPER CASTE, WHO COLLABORATED WITH THE
KING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF
JUSTICE.
THEY MADE UP THE
PRIESTLY CLASS.
 SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
THE SOCIAL DISTINCTIONS OF INDIA CONSTITUTED A UNIQUE CASE IN THE
HISTORY OF THE WORLD, WHICH WAS BASED ON LAW, CUSTOMS AND RELIGION. HINDU
SOCIETY WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR CASTES: THE
BRAHMANS, THE CHATRIAS, THE VAYSIAS AND THE SUDRAS.
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CHATRIAS
WARRIORS AND
RULERS

VAYSIAS
TRADERS AND ARTISAN

SUDRAS
SERVANTS OR SLAVES OF THE EARTH

PARIAS
SLAVES OR MEMBERS EXPELLED FROM THEIR CASTE
MARRIAGES HAD TO BE ONLY
BETWEEN MEMBERS OF EACH CASTE.
THOSE WHO VIOLATED THIS STANDARD
WERE DECLARED PARIAS, GROUPS OF
MEN WHO WERE OUTSIDE THE
ORGANIZATION. SOCIAL,
LACK OF ALL RIGHTS.
BECAUSE INDIA IS A MULTI-CULTURAL
AND MULTI-RELIGIOUS SOCIETY,
NUMEROUS FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAY
EVENTS OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ARE
CELEBRATED. THE FOUR HOLIDAYS
NATIONALS OF INDIA, INDEPENDENCE
DAY, REPUBLIC DAY, GANDHI JAYANTI,
AND WORKERS' DAY ARE CELEBRATED
WITH ZEAL AND
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A. THE BRAHAMANS.- THEY MADE THE
PRIVILEGED GROUP THAT HOLDED
POWER. THEY WERE THE PRIESTS
DEPOSITORS OF KNOWLEDGE. THEY
ONLY DEDICATED TO STUDY AND
MEDITATION; TO THE WORSHIP AND
TEACHING OF THE VEDAS. THEY WERE
CONSIDERED TO COME OUT OF THE
MOUTH OF THE CREATOR GOD BRAHMA.

B. THE CHATRIAS.- THEY WERE THE

NOBLE WARRIORS, COME OUT FROM THE
ARMS OF THE GOD BRAHMA ACCORDING TO
HINDU MYTHOLOGY.

C. THE VAISIAS. - THEY WERE MADE UP

OF TRADERS, PROFESSIONALS AND
FARMERS. THEY WERE CONSIDERED TO
COME OUT OF THE THIGHS OF THE GOD
BRAHMA.

D. THE SUDRAS OR SERVANTS.-

DESCENDANTS OF THE DRAVIDAS. THEY
WERE BELIEVED TO COME FROM THE FEET OF
THE GOD BRAHMA. THEY WERE DARK-
SKINNED, WHOSE MAIN FUNCTION WAS
REDUCED TO SERVING THE OTHER CASTES,
DESCENDANTS OF THE ARYAN CONQUERERS.
 ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC

TRADE
AGRICULTURE CATTLE
RAISING
CARPENTRY
WHEAT
BOVINE
COTTON SMITHY
HORSES
BARLEY CRAFT
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ECONOMIC POWER WAS IN RELATION TO PROPERTY. THEY WERE DEDICATED TO LIVESTOCK
AND AGRICULTURE. THEY DEVELOPED INTENSE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY WITH THE
EGYPTIANS, PERSIANS AND GREEKS. THEY SENT A LARGE AMOUNT OF GOODS, IN ELEPHANT
CARAVANS, TO BE SOLD OR TO BARTER. IN THE INDUSTRY, THEY WERE FUNDAMENTALLY
DEDICATED TO THE MANUFACTURE OF YARNS, SHAWLS, TAPESTRY, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN,
FABRICS,

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