Hindu Social Organization and Values

General Information

Dharma and the Dharma Sastras

• Dharma Sutras
• The Laws of Manu (On Women)
• The Ananga Ranga

The Four Classes (varna) of Hindu Society

• The Hindu Varna (Class) System

The Caste (jati) System

• Changing Attitudes Regarding the Indian Caste System

The Untouchables

• Kabir
• The Untouchables

Purity and Pollution

• Vegetarianism in Hinduism

Auspiciousness and Inauspiciousness