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Pillars of Indian Life

Pillars of Indian Life. Caste System. To ensure spiritual purity Couldn’t move up or down in class “Untouchables” Effects: Inequality v Social Order Only relationship where people are equal is friend to friend. Family Life. Structure

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Pillars of Indian Life

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  1. Pillars of Indian Life

  2. Caste System • To ensure spiritual purity • Couldn’t move up or down in class • “Untouchables” Effects: Inequality v Social Order • Only relationship where people are equal is friend to friend

  3. Family Life • Structure • Joint Family- is an extended family consisting of many generations living under the same roof. • Patriarchal- father is head of family

  4. Family Life • Structure • Parents- respected • Children- continual family support throughout their lives

  5. Women’s Lives • Shakti: 'The Great Divine Mother' in Hinduism • Had to obey a male relative • Little rights but highly protected

  6. Village Life • Landlord- owned farmland that others worked on • Small villages • Protection

  7. Economy • Trade with foreign nations • Sold silks, cotton, wool, ivory, spices, & precious gems

  8. Society • Men could have more than one wife • Suttee: widows committed suicide by throwing themselves on top of their husband’s flaming funeral

  9. Arranged Marriages

  10. Question: • How would you feel if your parents arranged your marriage to someone you barely knew?

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