The Book Tries To Show How The Labouring Class In Ancient Times Came To Be Known As Sudras And Explores Their Social And Economic Relations With Members Of The Higher Varnas.

The present work has been undertaken not only to provide an adequate treatment of the position of the sudras in ancient times, but also to evaluate their modern characterizations, either based on insufficient data, or inspired by reformist ...

The third chapter reviews the ambiguous position of the sudras in the later Vedic period, when they could participate in some Vedic rituals and were excluded from others.

The book undertakes a probe into the specific contributions made by two hitherto neglected sections of the Indian society, namely women and Sudras.