![]() There was a mischievous propaganda by people with vested interests that all these divisions were “imported” from the “Aryan North” into Tamil Nadu. When we look at the whole picture with such divisions of castes, soldiers, Eight Types of Marriages, Nava Rasa, Six Seasons and so on in the Sangam literature, we have to accept that there was no difference between Tamils and other communities 2000 years ago. There were mentions about four types of soldiers: Chariot, Elephant Brigade, Cavalry and Foot soldiers (Ratha,Gaja,Thuraga,Pathathi) as well. ![]() There were references about ‘high born’ and ‘low born’ in the Sangam Tamil Literature. Tamils were divided on the basis of four castes and on the basis of work they did. Research article written by London SwaminathanĬaste divisions existed in ancient Tamil Nadu like other parts of India.
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