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  Varnas and Jatis are   two distinct, interlinked components of the traditional Indian social structure .   Varnas   (four-fold classification: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras) are theoretical, broad social classes based on function, while   Jatis   (thousands of sub-castes) are hereditary, endogamous communities based on occupation, birth, and regional customs, forming the practical basis of daily caste interaction.   Key Aspects of Varnas Definition:  Means "color, form, or class" and represents the four-fold hierarchical classification mentioned in ancient texts like the  Manusmriti . The Four Categories: Brahmins:  Priests and scholars. Kshatriyas:  Warriors and rulers. Vaishyas:  Traders and agriculturists. Shudras:  Laborers and service providers. Function:  It serves as a broader, often ideological framework for social ranking, rather than a rigid, localized identifier.   Key Aspects of Jatis Defi...

 

 

 

Vedas There are four Vedas – the Rigveda , Samaveda , Yajurveda,  and Atharvaveda .  The oldest Veda is the Rigveda, composed about 3500 years ago. The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymns (भजन), or “well-said”. It is in old or Vedic Sanskrit. These hymns are in praise of various gods and goddesses. Three gods are especially important: Agni, the god of fire; Indra, a warrior god; and Soma, a plant from which a special drink was prepared.  These hymns were composed by sages ( ऋषि ). Priests taught students to recite and memorize each syllable, word, and sentence, bit by bit, with great care. The Rigveda was recited and heard rather than read. It was written down several centuries after it was first composed, and printed less than 200 years ago.  Some of the hymns in the Rigveda are in the form of dialogues. A part of one such hymn, a dialogue between a sage named Vishvamitra , and two rivers, (Beas and Sutlej) that were worshipped as godde...

Gatherers are the people who gather their food. They knew about the vast wealth of plants in the surrounding forests and collected roots, fruits, and other forest produce for their food. They also hunted animals. Hunter-gatherers  are the people who get their food by hunting wild animals, catching fish and birds, gathered fruits, roots, nuts, seeds, leaves, stalks, and eggs. Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place. They move because: if they had stayed in one place for a long time, they would have eaten up all the available plant and animal resources. Therefore, they would have had to go elsewhere in search of food. animals move from place to place — either in search of smaller prey or, in the case of deer and wild cattle, in search of grass and leaves. That is why those who hunted them had to follow their movements. plants and trees bear fruit in different seasons. So, people may have moved from season to season in search of different kinds of plants. people, pla...