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In a book titled for this system “of Mind,” historian Nicholas Dirks argues that its modern form largely arose during British rule. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this system of social stratification which may have become endogamous under the Gupta Empire, largely confining citizens to varṇas like vaishya (“VAYSH-yuh”) and kṣhatriya (“k’SHUH-tree-yuh”).
ANSWER: caste system [or jāti; accept Castes of Mind]
[10h] In works like From Lineage to State, this historian advocates for a “jana to jāti” or “clan to caste” system of hereditary caste development. Her other works include A History of India, Vol. 1.
ANSWER: Romila Thapar (“TAH-per”)
[10m] Thapar discusses the transition from clan to caste in the context of the decline of tribal assemblies known by this term, prefixed with gaṇa- (“GUH-nuh”). A classical Tamil literature tradition is named for these gatherings.
ANSWER: sangha (“SUNG” or “SUNG-guh”) [or saṃgha; or sangam or caṅgam (“CHUNG-gum”) or caṅgaṅgaḷ;; accept gaṇasaṃghaḥ; accept Sangam literature or caṅga ilakkiyam or saṃgham sāhitya] (Gaṇa- means ‘group.’)
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British ColumbiaPenn State1001020EM
Chicago AWaterloo A100010E
Columbia BUCF100010E
Cornell BRIT100010E
Georgia TechHarvard1001020EM
Iowa StateToronto C1001020EM
LSEArizona State1001020EM
MITJohns Hopkins100010E
MarylandMichigan100010E
MinnesotaCornell A100010E
NYUYale100010E
North Carolina AToronto A1001020EM
NorthwesternUC Berkeley A1001020EM
Ohio StateIllinois B1001020EM
OttawaWUSTL B100010E
RutgersColumbia A1001020EM
StanfordIndiana1001020EM
Toronto BChicago B100010E
UC Berkeley BFlorida1001020EM
VanderbiltNorth Carolina B100010E
VirginiaWinona State100010E
Virginia TechTexas100010E
WUSTL AIllinois A1001020EM
Waterloo BGeorgia State100010E

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