Society in India: Change and continuity

alliance Anthropology Badagas Bailey become Bengal Bhotias Bhumij Brahmins caste associations Census centers century ceremonies Christian Cochin Jews council cultivators cultural district dominant jati economic endogamy example Gujarat guru Harijan headman higher jatis higher rank Hindu Indian village influence jajmani Jatavs jati fellows jati rank jati society jati-group jati's Jats Jews joint family Journal Karve Kerala kind kinship Konds Kotas Kshatriya land landowners leaders lineage Lingayat live locality lower jatis Madras mainly maintain marriage mobility modern Muslim Mysore Nadars noted occupation officials organization Orissa Oriya panchayat Patidars patterns political practices Pradesh Press Punjab Rajputs Ramkheri Rampura recurrent change reform region religion religious rise rites ritual roles sacred thread Sanskritic Santal sanyassin scriptural sect separate Shudras Sikh Sinha social relations social system South India Srinivas status tion traditional tribal tribes tribesmen twice-born untouchables usually Vaishya varna women Yadava