Articles on Caste System Analysis
Social Engineering in Buddha's Dhamma: Equality and Women in Pali Literature
By Arvind Rituraj · Dharmadoot, 2020
The article explores Lord Buddha's social engineering methods as reflected in Pali literature, focusing on equality based on action and gender equality. It contrasts Buddha's approach with the rigid caste system prevalent in ancient India, which originated…
Caste System Persistence and Challenges in Modern India
By A. Chandrasekaran · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2007
The article examines the persistence and evolution of the caste system in India, particularly focusing on Tamil Nadu, while analyzing the challenges to achieving a casteless society. It traces the historical roots of caste, emphasizing its role as a…
Rural Social Structure in Orissa (400-1000 AD): Caste and Occupational Groups
By R. C. Misra · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 1997
The Orissan inscriptions from 400-1000 AD reveal a rural social structure centered on the fourfold varna system, with occupational sub-castes like gokutas (cowherds), saundiras (distillers), and tantavayas (weavers) forming distinct functional groups.…
Social Philosophy of Dr. Radhakrishnan
By H. M. Joshi · Sambodhi, 1989
Was there any conflict between the Brahmins and the Buddhists?
By Y. Krishan · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1954
Y. Krishan challenges the common belief that Buddhism emerged as a revolt against Brahmanism and that its spread provoked a bitter conflict with Brahmins. Examining Pāli suttas such as the Vāseṭṭha, Sonadaṇḍa, Madhura and Assalāyana suttas, the author argues…
Jatibheda
By Nalini Nath Das Gupta · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1949
In this review, Kshiti Mohan Sen’s book “Jatibheda” (Caste Difference) is assessed. Sen argues that the caste system was not intrinsic to early Aryan society but was borrowed from indigenous communities and gradually became rigid. He notes that while some…