Yaksh ChaudharyAIR 6 · CSE 2021 · 195 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening
Early British scholars and Administrators like Hutton, Max Muller etc. gave their view of indian caste system.
Body · points and prose
later Ghurye and Louis Dumont presented their view from Indological perspective which involved Book view.
| Book view of Indian Villages | Field view |
|---|---|
| 1. Isolated and self sufficient villages of India called little republics. Caste system contributed to self sufficiency. | MN SRINIVAS argued that villages have connections outside village. Hence they are not isolated |
| 2. Village patriotism is present based on caste system. | occasional village patriotism based on caste (MN Srinivas and FG Bailey) |
| (3) | mobility not possible. (LOUIS DUMONT, GHURYE) |
| (4) | Hierarchical system. |
| (5) | Based on value system (GHURYE), purity and pollution (Louis DUMONT) |
Close · a summary
Hence both field view and book view present different pictures of caste system.