Early Vedic Age-Political Organization
June 18, 2008 by Editor · Leave a Comment
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In early vedic age, monarchy was the prevalent form of government. The institution of monarchy was justified on grounds of divine sanction.
As a rule, kingship was hereditary. But there are instances when the king owed his position to the choice of the people. The king led the army in battles, administered justice and maintained the priestly classes.
The main source of income was war booties. Also, the voluntary gifts by the people were source of income.
The Senani, the Gramini and the Purohit were important members of the royal entourage.
While the Senani looked after the army, Gramini served as the village headman and Purohit was concerned with religious administrative matters. Read more
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The Expansion of Early Vedic Age
June 17, 2008 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Initial Aryan settlements in India, seem to have been the Punjab and Delhi reigon. Most frequently mentioned rivers are the Sindhu (Indus), the Saraswati (modern Sarsuti), now lost in the Rajasthan deserts, the Drishadvati (Ghaggar) and the five streams of Sutudri (Sutlej), Vipas (Beas), Parushni (Ravi), Asikni (Chenab), and Vitasta (Jhelum).
The geographical knowledge of he early Aryans did not extend beyond the Yumuna.
The early Aryan settlers were engaged in taking possession of the Land of the Seven Rivers (saptasindhava) represented by the Indus and its principal tributaries. This often led to conflicts between various Aryan tribes. Read more
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Economic Life in Early Vedic Age
May 30, 2008 by Editor · Leave a Comment
The life of the Rigvedic Aryans was distinctly rural. The village with its pastoral and agricultural land formed the unit of the Rigvedic economic life.
The cattle occupied a position of great importance. Values of commodities or lands were determined in terms of cattle.
Agriculture was the main occupation. Ploughing of land and reaping of java (barley) was done and there was also to a crude system of irrigation.
Hunting too was one of the approved, though subsidiary means of livelihood. Read more
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The Indian People-Ethnic Origin
A number of anthropologists have given a variety of classifications of the Indian people. According to one classification following origins have been noted
1. The Mongoloids
2. Indo-Aryans
3. Dravidians
4. Mongolo-Dravidians
5. Aryo-Dravidians
6. Seytbo-Dravidians
7. Turko-Iranians
However, a detailed and clear analysis of the Indian population is given by Dr. B.S. Guha. According to him there are six main racial groups and from these a few sub-groups got formed which formulate the Indian population. Read more
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