question_answer 6)

What changes took place in vama-based society?  

Answer:

Several changes took place in varna-based society. Smaller castes, or jatis, emerged within varnas. New castes appeared amongst the Brahmanas. On the other hand, many tribes and social groups were taken into caste based society and given the status of jatis. Specialised artisans- smiths, carpenters and masons—were also recognised as separate jatis by the Brahmanas. Jatis, rather than vama, became the basis for organizing society Among the Kshatriyas, new Rajput clans became powerful by the eleventh and twelfth centuries.