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ANCIENT INDIA CASTES

India’s Social Structure

Brahmin is the class of educators, law makers, scholars and preachers of India’s Hindu social pyramid. Brahmins are the highest position among the castes of Hinduism. Although they were at the top of the pyramid they still had to work to teach and keep the civilization in order along with the Kshatriya.

Next was the Kshatriya, or the warrior caste. They were military leaders. The Kshatriya were responsible for keeping justice and social harmony, and including people in governing and military positions.

Then the Vaisya. The Vaisyas were traders and businessmen, or peasant farmers.

Afterwards came the Sudra, or craft workers and laborers. They were considered the lowest class although the Dilats were truly the lowest. Some of their jobs were tanners and sweepers. They were almost like the Dilats, or untouchables. They had a very difficult life.

The Dilats were not considered to a class and had the most difficult life. They had the jobs of ending lives, killing cattle, and many others.(Hindus did not like killing animals or humans.) They had to sleep during the day and work at night. They were not allowed to go the temples, schools, and even the wells that the higher classes went to get water. Many Dilats switched their class by converting to Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.