The early Vedic Society represented human equality and simplicity at their best. It was a society of high moral standards. It showed an advanced civilisation, a settled life, and an organised human relation. Family: The Aryan families were the backbone of the society. The society was organised on the basis of the family as a unit. Each home was like [...]
As the time passed, the Rig-Veda civilisation began to change. The Aryans were expanding in different directions. They came into contact with the non-Aryan people. Their own number began to increase. The conquered non-Aryans also came to live together with the Aryan people in the same society. With the growth of territory, powers of the kings also increased. Image [...]
In later Vedic times, the Rig Vedic tribal assemblies lost importance, and royal power increased at their cost. The vidatha completely disappeared; the sabha and samiti continued to hold their ground but their character changed. They were now controlled by chiefs and rich nobles, and women were no longer permitted to sit in the sabha which was now dominated by [...]