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Evolution of Social Institutions in India during the Vedic Period

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 [...]

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Evolution of Political Institutions in India during Vedic Period

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, [...]

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