Social Histories: Caste, Class, and Gender · c. 600 BCE – 600 CE
Beyond the Four Varnas
The forest dwellers, nomadic pastoralists, and the "untouchables" in the eyes of the state.
Key Questions
- 1How were forest dwellers perceived by the settled agriculturalists?
- 2What were the duties assigned to Chandalas in the Manusmriti?
- 3How did Buddhism provide an alternative to the Varna system?
CBSE Learning Outcomes
CBSE: Kinship, Caste and Class - Class 12
Class: Class 12
Subject: History
Unit: Social Histories: Caste, Class, and Gender
Period: c. 600 BCE – 600 CE
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