Different specialists view emergence of man as a dominant species in the animal Kingdom in different ways. Scientists, seers and philosophers have all tried to understand this process but a fuller comprehension of how mankind emerged has always eluded them. It is like chasing one's own shadow. However almost all specialists agree that if this animal has successfully survived under [...]
Read this article to learn about the evolution of social institutions in India during the Vedic period! Early Vedic Period: The basic social unit was probably the patriarchal family/Kinship was the basis of social structure, and a man was identified by the clan to which he belonged. People gave their primary loyalty to the tribe, which was called Jana. The [...]
Read this article to learn about the evolution of political institutions in India during Vedic period! Early Vedic Period: Early Vedic political institutions, which are referred to in the Rig-veda, were characterised by elements commonly associated with a tribal polity. The family or kula was the basic unit of political organisation headed by the Kulapa or grihapati. The next unit, [...]