Guest guest Posted October 6, 2002 Report Share Posted October 6, 2002 On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, ymalaiya wrote: > I should mention that for all practical purposes, the 4 varnas ceased > to exist as distinct groups quite a long time ago. The existance of > the 4 separate varnas today is largely a myth. I suppose it is commonly accepted that the tidy Sanskritic theoretical interpretation of the varNas ceased to be reflected in social reality at a very early period, and may in fact always have been more or less of a theoretical fantasy? P. Ernest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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