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English: Schematic showing the emergence of the caste system in India and its amalgamation with the waves of migrations. A noteworthy view can be put forward on the development and maintenance of the caste system on the basis of genetic observations. The ancestral tribes might have given birth to various subtribes over time. Some of the subtribes might have migrated and gradually established themselves as lower caste groups through better knowledge of procuring necessary resources. Further, the empowerments of some of the lower caste group might have helped them to establish themselves as middle caste groups. Increased mastery over technological and economic measures among some of the middle caste group might have facilitated attainment of the upper caste level, thus giving rise to a complete caste system. Hence, a person’s profession became the symbol of the caste to which he or she belonged. As time passed, the caste system might have fortified itself in society by dividing populations into several endogamous pockets, and has undoubtedly played an essential role in shaping present day Indian genetic architecture. Furthermore, India has witnessed several waves of immigrations. The immigrants were absorbed into different hierarchal levels of the caste system. |
Date | Published: 1 October 2012 |
Source | Rakesh Tamang and Kumarasamy Thangaraj. Genomic view on the peopling of India. Investigative Genetics 2012 3:20 DOI: 10.1186/2041-2223-3-20 http://investigativegenetics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2041-2223-3-20 |
Author | Rakesh Tamang and Kumarasamy Thangaraj |
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