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100			_aSharma, Ram Sharan
245			_aSudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order Down to Circa A.D. 600
260			_bMotilal Banarsidass Publishing House _c2014 _aDelhi
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520			_aThe present work has been undertaken not only to provide an adequate treatment of the position of the sudras in ancient times, but also to evaluate their modern characterizations, either based on insufficient data, or inspired by reformist or anti-reformist motives. Here an attempt has been made to present a connected and syste matic account of the various developments in the position of the sudras down to circa A.D. 600. Since the sudras were regarded as the labouring class, in this study particular attention has been paid to the investigation of their material conditions has been paid to their economic and social relations with the members of the higher varnas. This has naturally involved the study of the position of slaves, with whom the sudras were considered indentical. The untouchables are also theoretically placed in the category of sudras, and hence their origin and position has also been discussed in some detail.
650			_aAncient India
650			_aSocial History
650			_aAncient History
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