Poorva

Economic terms during Indian medieval period Indian medieval history is a fascinating era marked by significant economic growth and development. From exam point of view, it is crucial to have a solid understanding of the key economic terms associated with this period, as they are often tested on various exams( upsc, state pcs ,etc) .Some of the most important historical economic terms from Indian medieval history that you should be familiar with include: Kosita - shallow wells( kuchha wells) Kohar - brick lined walls Jims-i-kamil - highly grade crops Baoris - step wells Jalhas - lakes and ponds Motasthal - land irrigated by wells( especially in Maharashtra) Abi - irrigated land Khushki - unirrigated land Nancai - wet land Puncai - dry land Zakat -  Transit duty Riaya - peasants Khiraj - land tax Dasavanda - transferable property ( especially in Karnataka) Kamins - people of lowest rung  Patels - Village headmen Amils - revenue collectors Muquaddams - Village head Nankar - po...

Varna and Jati Today, people have this misconception that ancient Indian society was for centuries together divided into four groups -brahmans, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and shudra -consider Varna to be the basis of jati. This was not so, there are differences between Varna and Jati. Varna and Jati are both hereditary social classifications and they have been used interchangeably but they are not the same thing. Talking about which one is older - Varna is older than jatis . Jatis help in identifying one' s Varna but there are many differences and nature of these differences have changed overtime. Let's see some of those differences: 1. The number of varnas is  four, while the number of jatis are numerous that they can't be counted ( their numbers is still growing). 2. Both Varna and Jati are hierarchical order but there is fixed rankings among the four varnas whereas jatis have fluidity within particular ranges. Like in the Brahmanical ...