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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Write short note: Kula, Vansa and Gotra.

  • UPSC 1985
  • Caste System

Kula, vansa and gotra are nested units of Hindu descent, widening from household to putative clan. Together they carry the rule that governs Hindu marriage and links kinship to caste: endogamy at the level of jati, exogamy at every level below it.

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  • The three units distinguished
  • How they regulate marriage
  • Their place in the caste system
  • Contemporary relevance
  • Conclusion

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