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Social Institutions: Continuity and Change
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What are the two distinct Indian terms for the institutional arrangement of caste?
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Answer
Varna and Jati. Varna is the four-fold division of society (brahmana, kshatriya, vaishya, shudra), while Jati is the term for the thousands of local sub-castes.
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