Categories Anthropology II

II.1. Indian Megalithic culture

Megalithic culture is the way of life of the people who built huge stone monuments as memorial stones for the dead. According to R. M. Wheeler megaliths are “those monuments which are built on rough, large, undressed blocks of stones, usually though not invariably of rudimental character. These monuments are connected with burials, which fulfil […]

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Categories Anthropology II

II.3 Social classes in urban India

In the urban areas social classes comprise principally (i) capitalists (commercial and industrial), (ii) corporate sector (iii) professional classes, (iv) petty traders and shopkeepers and (v) working classes. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CLASSESUnder the British rule, production in India became production for market. As a result of this, internal market expanded and the class of traders […]

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